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Non sequitir
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Coming to a conclusion that doesn't follow from the facts or premises one sets out (irrelevant conclusion, "it does not follow")
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Bandwagon fallacy
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Argument that states we should or should not do something because someone else does or doesn't do it
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False analogy
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Saying just because something is related in one way means it is like it in another way
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Circular reasoning
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Taking for granted or assuming the thing you wanted to prove ("you can't give me a C, i'm an A student")
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Argumentum ad populum
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Argument to the people; an emotional appeal to popular beliefs, values, or wants (just cuz many people believe something doesn't mean it's true tho)
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Argumentum ad bacalum
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Argument to club; using threats or fear to bolster claim
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Argumentum ad hominem
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Argument against the man; attacks the speaker not his reasoning
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Argument from authority
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Relying on the quality of an expert instead of the quality of the expert's argument
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False cause
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Observing two events and concluding that there is a casual link between them when there is no such link
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Gambler's fallacy
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Allowing previous outcomes to affect the way you predict future outcome (h, h, h...)
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Reductio ad absurdum
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Carries an argument to its logical end, without considering whether it is an inevitable or probable result
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Appeal to tradition
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The way things were done in the past is how they should be done in the future
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Lure of the new
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We should do/buy something because it's new and improved
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Sunk cost fallacy
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An attempt to recover invested time, money, and resources by spending more time, money, and resources
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Statute
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A law
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