Logical Fallacies

It's not certain that will happen.

There are other choices.

That’s not what I said.

He's not a doctor, right?

Maybe you just played well.

After this therefore because of this

Ad hominem

The bandwagon

The strawman

After this therefore because of this

Ad hominem

The bandwagon

The strawman

The bandwagon

Appeal to tradition

False dichotomy

Ad hominem (personal attack)

Appeal to emotion

You either love this movie or you have no taste in films.

Her opinion on education reform doesn't matter since she dropped out of school.

They implemented a new policy, and now sales have dropped, so the policy is to blame.

She studied hard for the exam, and that's why she failed.

If we don't play this game we won't play anything at all.

Ignore his comments on health; he smokes and drinks.

You can either support the new policy or you don't care about the environment.

After he took the vaccine, the autism symptoms started. Vaccines caused his autism.

His argument is invalid because he was once arrested.

He started exercising, and now he never gets sick.

He bought a new car, and then he lost his job, so the car must have caused his unemployment.

If you don't agree with my opinion, you must be against freedom of speech.

Why should we trust her views on climate change? She drives a gas-guzzler.

After the new iPhone came out, crime rates went up, so it must have caused the crime reduction.

Either we ban all cars or we will never solve traffic problems.

Don’t listen to her opinion about school lunches — she eats junk food all the time.

Don't take his advice on finances; he's terrible with money.

If you don't vote for this candidate, you must be against progress.