Ad Fontes Fallacies
"Vote for me because my opponent is an IDIOT!"
Ad hominem abuse
"If we don't fix these roads, the potholes will cause millions in damages!"
Appeal to fear
Joe Celebrity endorses this diet so it must work!
Appeal to illegitimate authority
Why is the government so corrupt?
Begging the question
I met these two Polynesian women who were terrified of cats. I had no idea Polynesia hates cats.
"You can't listen to him because he's a rich guy and rich guys don't understand the plight of the poor."
Ad hominem circumstantial
"Millions of cute puppies don't have homes on Christmas. You should adopt a puppy today!"
Appeal to pity
"Modern books are the only books worth reading."
Chronological snobbery
Buy Lululemon or be stuck with inferior yoga pants.
False dilemma/false dichotomy
"We polled 2000 Green party voters and they agreed that the Green party is the best."
Cherry-picking data
"Only Hispanic people will understand."
Genetic fallacy
"All the cool people are wearing Nike Blaze sneakers."
Snob appeal
Snob Appeal
I felt sick after eating at Grotto's Pizza Parlor. I must be allergic to pizza.
Hasty generalization
I bought ice cream three times this week. There were three shark attacks this week. Shark attacks must be caused by my ice-cream buying.
False cause - magical thinking
Tu quoque
"No one wanted to be thought stupid or unfit for his post, so he went along with everyone else in praising the Emperor's clothes."
Mob appeal
"We should invest in better public transportation"
"So you want to force everyone onto dirty buses?"
Straw man
If you don't support my decisions, you aren't really my friend.
False dichotomy
"But this athlete cheated!"
"No TRUE athlete would cheat!"
No true Scotsman fallacy
"You're a liar so your argument is false."
Ad hominem abuse
"Science hasn't disproven the existence of aliens, so they must exist."
Appeal to ignorance.
Experts claim that the earth is spinning slightly faster than it was last year.
Appeal to illegitimate authority (ask for credentials. Don't let them be vague).
"Kerosene is fuel. Red Bull is fuel. Kerosene is Red Bull,"
Equivocation ("fuel" used in two different senses)
If we let dogs in here, then EVERYONE is going to start bringing their dogs! It will be chaos!
Slippery Slope