FALLACY

I. CONCEPT

II. TYPES OF INFORMAL FALLACIES

The following is a list of common informal fallacies:

1. Ad Hominem
2. Appeal to Authority
3. Appeal to Popularity
4. Appeal to Tradition
5. Bandwagon
6. Biased Sample
7. Burden of Proof
8. Circumstantial ad Hominem
9. Confusing Cause and Effect
10. False Dilemma
11. Gambler’s Fallacy
12. Genetic Fallacy
13. Guilt by Association
14. Hasty Generalization
15. Middle Ground
16. Poisoning the Well
17. Questionable Cause
18. Red Herring
19. Slippery slope
20. Straw man