Definintion
Misrepresents an argument so it is easier to attack
What is straw man?
What fallacy is used? Everyone buys that brand, so it must be the best
What is bandwagon?
When did you stop cheating on tests?
What is loaded question?
The company is wealthy, so every employee must be wealthy. Division vs. Compostion
What is division?
My mom says I should clean my room, but her room is also messy
What is tu quoque?
Dismisses criticism by accusing the crictic of the same fault
What is tu quoque?
What fallacy is used? Employee's are like nails, both work hard until hit on the head
What is false analogy?
This herb is natural, so it cannot be harmful
What is appeal to nature?
Either you agree with me, or you don't care. Black-or-White/False Dichotomy vs. False Analogy.
What is Black-or-White/False Dichotomy?
If you don't let me go to this party, I'll never have fun again!
What is Slippery Slope?
Protects a generalization by redefining the group to exclude counterexamples
What is no true scotsman?
What fallacy is used? One person says 2+2=4 and another says 6, so the answer must be 5
What is middle ground?
Exercise is healthy, so everyone should exercise intensely every day
What is sweeping/unqualified?
You should give me an A because I worked really hard. Personal Incredulity vs. Appeal to Emotion
What is Appeal to Emotion?
I wore my lucky socks and passed, so my socks are the reason for my good grade.
What is False Cause?
Treats a claim as true because it has not been disproved or shifts proof to others
What fallacy is used? Her budget idea is wrong because she is lazy.
What is ad hominem?
Every player is excellent, so the team must be excellent
You showed the receipt; now I also demand a video before I believe you. Personal incredulity vs. Moving the Goalposts.
What is moving the goalposts?
I saw it on Tik Tok, so it must be true
What is Appeal to Popularity?
Assumes past random events change the odds of an independent future event
What is gambler's fallacy?
What fallacy is used? A feather is light. What is light cannot be dark. Therefore, a feather cannot be dark
What is ambiguity/equivocation?
The ad lists three positive reviews and ignores hundreds of negative ones.
What is cherry picking?
My grandfather smoked a lived to 95, so smoking is harmless. Ancedotal vs. Slippery Slope
What is ancedotal?
What is False Dichotomy?