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Ad Hominem
Arg against the personattack the person who asserts a statement3 types abusive circumstantial tu quoque TERM 2
Tu Quoque
DEFINITION 2 Charges the opponent with hypocrisy or inconsistency TERM 3
Straw Man Fallacy
DEFINITION 3 Arguer attacks a misrepresentation of the opponent's viedescribe something that sounds like the opponent's view but is easier to knock down TERM 4
Ad Baculum
DEFINITION 4 Appeal to ForceConclusion is defended by a threat TERM 5
Ad Populum
DEFINITION 5 Appeal to the peopleYou will fit in if you believe this conclusion
Ad Misericordim
Appeal to the PitySupport conclusion merely by evoking pityStatements that evoke pity are logically unrelated to conclusion TERM 7
Ad Ignorantiam
DEFINITION 7 Appeal to ignoranceStatement is true simply because it hasn't been proven false or v.v. TERM 8
Ignoratio Elenchi
DEFINITION 8 Red Herring or missing the pointPremises are unrelated to conclusionArg distracts from the issue in question TERM 9
Equivocation
DEFINITION 9 two or more meanings of a word, unclear, validity requires clarity TERM 10
Amphiboly
DEFINITION 10 Double meaning due to sentence structureCould be missing comma, dangling modifier
False Cause
One possible cause of a phenomenon is assumed to be a/the cause when reasons are lacking for excluding other possible causes TERM 17
Complex Question
DEFINITION 17 asking a question that illegitimately presupposes some conclusion alluded to in the question
