Falacies—or Not?

  1. Begging the Question- They say “abortion is murder” and then say “killing a human embryo or a human fetus.”
  2. Begging the Question- They say Euthanasia is bad and support it by saying its murder.
  3. Hasty Generalization- He made a generalization about loaning things to friends.
  4. Special Pleading- They are taking favoritism in their own circumstance. They are appealing to their side.
  5. Distorting the Facts- He’s only stating the parts that support his side of the argument.
  6. Appeal to Ignorance- He doesn’t support his argument with evidence. He just assumes it’s a better lifestyle. Appeal to Fear- “Shoot first and ask questions afterwards.” This can lead to intimidate some into believing that slogan.
  7. Appeal to authority- It cites Abraham as an impeccable source. The author thinks very highly of him.
  8. Oversimplification- He says who cares who the plays attribute, but a lot of people might care. Red Hearing- They started a new path for their arguement.
  9. Post Hoc, Ergo Proper Hoc- They assume just because the bridge is there, people are committing suicide for that reason.
  10. False Analogy Fallacy- They compare two different scenarios that aren’t quite comparable. Non sequitur- They used to small samples to support one another, despite their scenario being different.
  11. False Analogy- The analogy was false and he later contradicted himself.
  12. Division- They mistook an average and assumed someone could have children.
  13. Hasty Generalization- They used their marriage and tried to say everyone else’s would be the same.
  14. Appeal to Authority- They are using the Red Queen as a credible authority figure.

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