Fallacies

Definitions

100

Thinking that an argument must be true because it's popular 

Bandwagon fallacy 

200

Believing something is right just because it's been done for a really long time

Appeal to tradition fallacy

300

Believing something is "good" or "beneficial" just because it's natural 

Naturalistic Fallacy

400

Believing just because an authority or "expert" thinks something that it must be true

Appeal to authority fallacy

500

Only choosing a few examples that support your argument, rather than looking at the full picture 

Cherry picking fallacy

Examples

100

You're dumb, your argument is wrong.

Ad hominem fallacy

200

You have to have cats or dogs; no other pets exist

False dilemma fallacy

300

Can you prove the Earth is round and not flat?

Shifting the burden of proof fallacy

400

If I miss one day of class, I'm gonna fail college

Slippery slope fallacy

500

Nobody ever follows the speed limit

Unqualified generalization 

Name that Fallacy

100

Cities with a higher average income have a lower crime rate

Ecological Fallacy

200

You can't trust anything he says about climate change because he's not a scientist

Fallacy fallacy

300

When a company shows pictures of sad puppies to convince you to buy their product

Appeal to emotion fallacy

400

There is no evidence, therefore my claim is correct.

Appeal to Ignorance

500

She drives a nice car therefore she must be a doctor

Non Sequitur Fallacy

Dictionary

100

Misrepresenting or exaggerating another person's argument to make it easier to attack

Strawman Fallacy

200

Making an argument that something is true by repeating the same thing in different words

Begging the question fallacy

300

Believing that just because two things happen at the same time that one must have caused the other

Correlation proves causation fallacy

400

Thinking that just because something applies to you that it must be true for most people

Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy

500

Using two different meanings of a word to prove your argument

Equivocation Fallacy

Fallacies

100

If you drink a soda and die right after, the soda killed you.

False cause (Post Hoc Fallacy)

200

I met two rude people in Colorado, so everyone in Colorado is rude.

Hasty generalization fallacy 

300

We should let all zoo animals roam the streets. No, we should let half.

Middle Ground Fallacy

400

If we can put a man on the moon, why can't we find the cure to cancer? 

False Analogy Fallacy. 

500

We tried everything to solve global warming, so it will never be solved. 

False Alternatives Fallacy