Ad Hominem
Emotion
Misc. Examples
Misc. Definitions
Random Trivia
100
Arguments that attempt to avoid the issue by insulting an opponent with abusive language
Ad Hominem Abusive
100
Arguments that distract by making the audience feel bad for someone.
Appeal to Pity
100
"The iPhone 6 is our strongest and best iPhone yet, because it's the newest model."
Chronological Snobbery
100
Arguments that distract by making the audience want to feel "special."
Snob Appeal
100
How many books are in the Bible?
66!
200
Bob: "Hey Johnny, you are too fat–eat more!"
Johnny: "I can see through you! Dude, you have no right to tell me to fatten up!"
Tu Quoque
200
Arguments that distract by making the audience want to feel special.
Snob Appeal
200
"Zoran Mamdani believes that we should all just live in a hippie commune and nobody would get to own anything–that's socialism for you–nobody gets to own anything."
Straw Man
200
Arguments that state that an idea should be discounted simply because of its source or origin.
Genetic fallacy.
200
WHAT is the capital of Assyria?
Nineveh
300
"Isaac just likes reading war books because he wants to be a history professor–he doesn't really enjoy them."
Ad Hominem circumstantial
300
"Buy these racecar brakes, or else you'll probably crash into a tree, explode, and have your remains scattered across the four corners of the earth, man."
Appeal to fear.
300
"Ma, I wanna goda Havad."
"Ned, why you wanna godeh? It's just chawk fulla preppies and smahmy rich kids. Don bean aleetist, Ned."
Is Ned an Elitist?
No Fallacy
300
Arguments that distract by making the audience want to either be part of an old tradition or of the latest, cool, new thing.
Chronological Snobbery
300
What President holds the record for the shortest term in office, and also the longest inauguration speech?
William Henry Harrison (March-April 1841).
400
"I won't go out on a date with you, because you smell like a monkey and act like one, too!"
"Why are you rhyming?"
"Because I read 487 Dr. Seuss books to the kids I babysat yesterday, so stop questioning what I say, O.K.?"
No fallacy!
400
"If everyone is doing it, it must be right, right?"
Mob Appeal
400
"Son, you need to review your history flashcards."
"But DAAAD, how will I ever become a millionaire if I study my history dates?
Irrelevant Thesis
400
Arguments that claim that since an argument cannot be disproven, it must be true or likely.
Appeal to Ignorance.
400
How long were the Beatles together as a band?
7 years.
500
"James Watson had a dream in which he was walking up a spiral staircase. He and Francis Crick had been working on the structure of DNA at the Cavendish Laboratories in England, but were stymied by the problem, until Watson had his dream. The vision of the spiral staircase was the key to determining the double helical structure of DNA." Therefore, we should doubt the conclusions about DNA by Watson and Crick.
Genetic fallacy (get it?)
500
"Repent or perish in hell." –Jesus
No fallacy!
500
Guys, birds aren't real. They are camera carrying drones spying on you from the government. See that Bird there on the telephone pole? It's a drone. Show me any proof that it isn't. See!? It blinked–that's because it's eyes are a camera shutter!"
Appeal to Ignorance
500
Arguments that distract by making a case for the wrong point
Irrelevant Thesis
500
What is the average lifespan of a Whitetail Deer?
4.5 years. They are a targeted species, however, and suffer lots of blowback. I bet the answer blew you away, didn't it?