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Elements of Arguments and Fallacies
1 Ad Hominem Fallacy in which the arguer attacks the opponent instead of attacking the argument of the opponent (Elements of arguments, 2016).
("Common Fallacies in Argumentation", 2019) 2 Appeal to Popularity
Fallacy in which the arguer makes his point upon popular beliefs that are widely accepted (Elements of arguments, 2016).
(Ad populum, 2017) 3 Slippery Slope
Fallacy in which the arguer makes a chain of events that are highly unlike to occur if the first one does (Elements of arguments, 2016)
(Slippery Slope of Americans' Mindsets, 1970) 4 Tu Quoque Fallacy in which the arguer argues because others do something, it is therefore acceptable to do (Elements of arguments, 2016).
(The 'Tu Quoque' Fallacy – Some more thoughts on Commission v Google, 2013) 5 Generalization Fallacy in which the arguer asserts one conclusion on a general group (Elements of arguments, 2016).
(Hasty Generalization, 2019)
References
Ad populum. (2017). Retrieved August 22, 2019, from http://trulyfallacious.com/logic/logical-
fallacies/relevance/ad-populum
Crihfield, S. (2016). AS Level AICE Global Perspectives. Retrieved August 21, 2019, from
http://shshistory.com/as_global.html
Common Fallacies in Argumentation. (n.d.). Retrieved August 22, 2019, from
https://codygrames.weebly.com/pols1100subpage-b.html
Lamadrid, A., & Colomo, P. I. (2013, February 08). The 'Tu Quoque' Fallacy – Some more
thoughts on Commission v Google. Retrieved August 22, 2019, from
https://chillingcompetition.com/2013/02/08/the-tu-quoque-fallacy-some-more-thoughts-
on-commission-v-google/
Lawhorn, D. (1970, January 01). Slippery Slope of Americans' Mindsets. Retrieved August 22,
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Sampson, L. (n.d.). Hasty Generalization. Retrieved August 22, 2019, from
https://rampages.us/lsampson/2014/10/03/hasty-generalization/
