Logical Fallacies | SpringBoard 3.12

an attempt to scare people into accepting your position

attacking your opponent instead of attacking their argument

an attempt to use compassion or pity to replace a logical argument; appealing to pity as an argument for special treatment

appeal to a crowd; arguing that something is true because other people think so

showing anger to support your point

(This includes name calling. Remember: if you call someone a name, you have lost your argument.)

Oversimplifying the argument by suggesting that there are only two possible conclusions or outcomes

A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence. To leap to a conclusion based on only a few facts or instances

A person assumes that, because one thing happened before another, that thing caused the other;

after this, therefore because of this

Answering the question by changing the subject.

For example, when pulled over for speeding, a person might respond to the officer's question, "Why were you speeding?" by saying, "The school no longer offers driver's education classes."

A person suggests that one action will lead to a sequence of events that will cause an inevitable and undesireable outcome

Erecting a distorted or exaggerated representation of an opponent's argument;

When a writer argues against a claim that nobody actually holds or is universally considered weak.