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Straw Man
The misrepresentation of a person's views so he or she can be more easily attacked or dismissed. TERM 2
Appeal to the Person
DEFINITION 2 Rejecting a statement on the grounds that it comes from a particular person, not because the statement, or claim, itself is false or dubious. TERM 3
Appeal to Popularity
DEFINITION 3 Arguing that a claim must not be true because it is backed by good reasons but simply because many people believe it. TERM 4
Genetic Fallacy
DEFINITION 4 Arguing that a statement can be judged true or false based on its source TERM 5
Equivocation
DEFINITION 5 Assigning two different meanings to the same word in an argument
False Dilemma
Arguing erroneously that since there are only two alternatives to choose from, and one of them is unacceptable, the other one must be true. TERM 7
Begging the Question
DEFINITION 7 Trying to prove a conclusion by using that very same conclusion as support TERM 8
Hasty Generalization
DEFINITION 8 Drawing a conclusion about a whole group, or class, of things based on an inadequate sample of the group. TERM 9
Slippery Slope
DEFINITION 9 Arguing erroneously that a particular action should not be taken because it will lead inevitably to other actions resulting in some dire outcome. TERM 10
Composition
DEFINITION 10 Arguing erroneously that what can be said of the parts cant be said of the whole.
