Logical Fallacies

reducing a complex issue or problem to overly simple terms

A conclusion based on insufficient, unrepresentative evidence

suggests that only two alternatives exist, when in fact, there are more

a conclusion that does not necessarily follow from the preceding statements

just because two events happen chronologically doesn't mean that one caused the other

attacks the person rather than the argument

assuming the thing to be true that you are trying to prove; restating the premise in the conclusion rather than proving or disproving

something bad will happen to you if you do not accept the argument

the hearer is urged to accept the argument based on an appeal to sympathy/emotions

the hearer is urged to accept a position because a majority of people holds it

the belief that because something has been done for a long time, one should accept it as being good

avoiding the main argument by diversionary tactics such as following tangents

presenting negative information about a person before he/she speaks so as to discredit the person's arguement