Either, or
Black and White, or Bandwagon
You're either a cat person or a dog person; there is no in between.
Blach and White
Misrepresenting or exaggerating a person's argument to make it easier to attack.
Strawman Fallacy
Thinking a claim is true (or false) because it can't be proven true (or false).
Appeal to Ignorance
"Before you listen to her, I should remind you that she has been charged with embezzlement."
Ad Hominem
A failure in reasoning which renders and argument invalid.
Correlation vs Causation, or False Cause
Ever since I started eating chocolate daily, my grades have improved. Therefore, chocolate must be making me smarter.
False Cause
Thinking an argument must be true because it's popular
Bandwagon Fallacy
Making an argument that something is true by repeating the same thing in different words.
Begging the Question
"Smoking is a well known risk factor for cancer, so you should not smoke."
Response: "But you yourself smoke!"
Tu Quoque
An opponent's argument is distorted by oversimplifying or exaggerating.
Strawman
Slippery Slope, or Hasty Generalization?
My friend didn't get hired after applying to five companies, so finding a job in this city is impossible.
Hasty Generalization
Believing something is good or beneficial just because it's natural.
Naturalistic Fallacy
Believing something is right just because it's been 'how things are done' for a really long time.
Appeal to Tradition
Cherry picking data to prove one's point
Texas Sharpshooter
When you change the subject to a topic that's easier to attack.
Red Herring
Bandwagon, or Appeal to Authority
Dr. James, a famous physicist, says that eating chocolate every day improves your brainpower, so it must be true.
Appeal to Authority
Making an assumption about a specific person based on general tendencies within a group they belong to.
Ecological Fallacy
Trying to persuade someone by manipulating their emotions, rather than making a rational case.
Appeal to Emotion
A retort charging an adversary with being or doing what he or she criticizes in others.
Tu Quoque
Using two different meanings of a word to prove your argument.
Equivocation
Strawman, or False Dilemma
People who say we should spend less on defense just want to leave the country defenseless.
Strawman
Thinking just because a claim follows a logical fallacy that it must be false.
Fallacy Fallacy
Believing just because an authority or 'expert' believes something, it must be true.
Appeal to Authority
Stalin was evil and against religion. Therefore, all people against religion are evil.
Ad Hominem
Thinking just because a claim follows a logical fallacy that it must be false.
Fallacy Fallacy