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Arguing that a lack of
evidence proves something.
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Appeal to Ignorance
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When a claim comes
from someone deemed to be an expert who in fact is not an expert.
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Appeal to inappropriate authority
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Arguing that a claim must be
true merely because a substantial number of people believe it.
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Appeal to General Belief
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Peer pressure: pressure, from one’s peers, to believe
or do the things the group does.
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Appeal to Popular attitudes, and emotions
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Gamblers Fallacy
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Cause with temporal orderBecause
of an event happen before, cause the event to happen
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False Cause
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When a conclusion is made
about a whole group based on an inadequate sample of the group.
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Hasty Generalization
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Asserting that there
are only two alternatives to consider in some issue when there are actually
more than two"Either or" Disjunctive statements
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False Dilemma
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Consists of attempting to get
an answer to a question that assumes the truth of an unproved assumption.
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Loaded Questions
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(or arguing in a circle):
the attempt to establish the conclusion of an argument by using that conclusion
as a premise
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Begging the Question
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Arguing, without good
reasons that taking a particular step will inevitably lead to a further,
undesirable step (or steps).
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Slippery Slope
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Rejecting a claim by
criticizing the person who makes it rather than the claim itself.
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Against the Person
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When an argument is
put forth as a charge of hypocrisy
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You Too
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A refusal to examine
an argument seriously and evaluate it
]Not
evaluating clearly
Brushing the important issue
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Pooh Pooh
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Involves distorting,
weakening, or oversimplifying someone’s position so that it can be more easily
attacked or refuted.
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Straw Man
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