That’s the way it’s always been.

The premise claims that nothing has been proven. The conclusion then makes a definite assertion

Appeal to Unqualified Authority

When the source is not trustworthy in this area

All the best are doing this, therefore I should do it.

Appeal to bias authority

When the source has a vested interest in the conclusion

Asserting that a personal flaw equates to poor reasoning

A group fallacy/Group affiliation

Relies on group cooperation to propel the argument

Using a small sample to assert universality, Stereotype

Relies on the argument that everybody knows and everybody thinks

Distorting the meaning of the numbers

No proven correlation between the cause and effect

Irrelevant conclusion

Conclusion right or wrong is beside the point

Attempt to divert the focus of the argument

Asserting that there are only two options

You set up a really weak argument to prove your point.

An attempt to make a far fetched connection

Creating a comparison that does not really work

Using a whole to make a claim about the parts.

Ignoring the examples that disrupt your claim

Creating a situation that is impossible to know.

The question assumes far too much

Contradictory premise

When the premise makes the conclusion impossible to be right or wrong

Present a simple solution to a complex problem

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Academy Fallacy

Names and Definitions of Falacies

Question	Answer
Appeal to Tradition	That’s the way it’s always been.
Appeal to Emotion	An attempt to evoke sympathy
Appeal to Force	A threat
Appeal to Ignorance	The premise claims that nothing has been proven. The conclusion then makes a definite assertion
Appeal to Unqualified Authority	When the source is not trustworthy in this area
Appeal to Snobbery	All the best are doing this, therefore I should do it.
Appeal to bias authority	When the source has a vested interest in the conclusion
Personal attack	Asserting that a personal flaw equates to poor reasoning
A group fallacy/Group affiliation	Relies on group cooperation to propel the argument
Hasty generalization	Using a small sample to assert universality, Stereotype
Bandwagon	Relies on the argument that everybody knows and everybody thinks
Misleading statistic	Distorting the meaning of the numbers
False cause	No proven correlation between the cause and effect
Irrelevant conclusion	Conclusion right or wrong is beside the point
Red herring	Attempt to divert the focus of the argument
Either Or fallacy	Asserting that there are only two options
Straw man	You set up a really weak argument to prove your point.
Slippery Slope	An attempt to make a far fetched connection
Faulty analogy	Creating a comparison that does not really work
Fallacy of division	Using a whole to make a claim about the parts.
Stacking the Deck	Ignoring the examples that disrupt your claim
Speculation Fallacy	Creating a situation that is impossible to know.
Loaded Question	The question assumes far too much
Contradictory premise	When the premise makes the conclusion impossible to be right or wrong
Over simplification	Present a simple solution to a complex problem

Created by: erinkim0102

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