Errors of Perspective
"If you care about the environment, you must support banning all plastic products. If you don't support a complete ban, then you don't care about the environment."
Either/Or Outlook
A manager believes that remote work reduces productivity, so they only focus on reports showing negative impacts of remote work and ignore studies highlighting its benefits.
Biased Consideration of Evidence
"I believe that all people should be treated equally, but some people deserve special treatment because of their background."
Contradiction
"You can't trust John’s opinion on climate change—he's just a high school teacher, not a scientist."
Attacking the Critic
"This new diet plan must be effective because a famous movie star with no nutritional background said it works, and, you know, they wouldn't endorse it if it wasn't the right choice."
Meaningless Statement
Mistaken Authority
All of my friends believe that one particular political candidate is the best choice, so that is what I believe.
Mindless Conformity
A mom is considered lazy for ordering take out, but a dad is considered fun for doing the same thing.
Double Standard
A popular actor claims that a specific health supplement is effective, so I believe it must work because they said so.
Mistaken Authority
Person A: "I don't think the company’s new product will sell well, the market research shows a decline in interest."
Person B: "But have you seen how great the packaging looks? It’s really impressive!"
Changing the Subject
"You shouldn’t listen to his argument on healthcare because he has no medical background. But when I talk about the economy, my opinion should be taken seriously even though I’ve never worked in finance."
Double Standard
Contradiction
"Rules are rules—any assignment turned in late without a doctors not gets a zero, no exceptions because there are no other excuses."
Absolutism
"I tried one sushi restaurant, and it was terrible. All sushi is gross."
Overgeneralization and Stereotyping
"We should definitely implement this new policy because it's the right thing to do, and that's just how things work in the real world."
Meaningless Statement
Person A: "I believe we need to implement stricter laws on gun control to prevent mass shootings."
Person B: "So, you want to take away everyone’s guns and leave people defenseless?"
Straw Man
"Ever since we started wearing those new uniforms, our team has been winning more games. Clearly, the uniforms are the reason for our success—just like how people say wearing lucky socks brings good luck."
Post Hoc Fallacy
False Analogy