fallacies

attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute

speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence

speaker mistakenly assumes that becasue one event follows another, the first event isthe cause of the second

two cases being compared are not alike

assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct or desirable

introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion

forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist

assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented

assumes that something old is automatically better than something new

assumes something new is automatically better than something old