are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim.

This is a conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually through a series of small steps, through B, C,..., X, Y, Z will happen

Hasty Generalization:

This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. In other words, you are rushing to a conclusion before you have all the relevant facts.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc:

This is a conclusion that assumes that if 'A' occurred after 'B' then 'B' must have caused 'A.'

This conclusion is based on an argument that the origins of a person, idea, institute, or theory determine its character, nature, or worth

The conclusion that the writer should prove is validated within the claim.

This restates the argument rather than actually proving it.

This is a conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices.

This is an attack on the character of a person rather than his or her opinions or arguments.

Ad populum/Bandwagon Appeal:

This is an appeal that presents what most people, or a group of people think, in order to persuade one to think the same way. Getting on the bandwagon is one such instance of an ad populum appeal.

This is a diversionary tactic that avoids the key issues, often by avoiding opposing arguments rather than addressing them.

This move oversimplifies an opponent's viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument.

This fallacy compares minor misdeeds with major atrocities, suggesting that both are equally immoral.

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Logical Fallacies

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Question	Answer
Fallacies	are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim.
Slippery Slope:	This is a conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually through a series of small steps, through B, C,..., X, Y, Z will happen
Hasty Generalization:	This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. In other words, you are rushing to a conclusion before you have all the relevant facts.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc:	This is a conclusion that assumes that if 'A' occurred after 'B' then 'B' must have caused 'A.'
Genetic Fallacy:	This conclusion is based on an argument that the origins of a person, idea, institute, or theory determine its character, nature, or worth
Begging the Claim:	The conclusion that the writer should prove is validated within the claim.
Circular Argument:	This restates the argument rather than actually proving it.
Either/or:	This is a conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices.
Ad hominem:	This is an attack on the character of a person rather than his or her opinions or arguments.
Ad populum/Bandwagon Appeal:	This is an appeal that presents what most people, or a group of people think, in order to persuade one to think the same way. Getting on the bandwagon is one such instance of an ad populum appeal.
Red Herring	This is a diversionary tactic that avoids the key issues, often by avoiding opposing arguments rather than addressing them.
Straw Man	This move oversimplifies an opponent's viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument.
Moral Equivalence:	This fallacy compares minor misdeeds with major atrocities, suggesting that both are equally immoral.

Created by: VilaboyA25

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