Fallacies 101

Logical Fallacies: Errors in Reasoning

100

Hasty generalization

What is " The leap to a generalized conclusion based on only a few instances."

Emotive Fallacies: Replacing Logic With Emotional Manipulation

100

Ad populum

What is " appeal to the people"; arguing that something is true because other people think so .

Rhetorical Fallacies: Sidestepping Logic with Language

100

Straw Man

What is " Erecting a distorted or exaggerated representation of a position that is easily refuted.