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1. Ad hominem – Don’t let him in inside your house. He was once rumoured as a thief.

2. Moral Equivalence – The flight attendant who didn’t answer my question is rude as Grumpy the
dwarf.
3. Red herring
Person A: Am I not enough?
Person B: You cannot make everyone stay.
4. Slippery Slope – If I keep ordering things I don’t really need on Shopee, I will end up losing all of
my savings. When that happens, I will not have any extra money to use in case of emergency.
5. Begging the Claim – Fathers are considered head of the family, so they should work and provide
the needs of his loved ones.
6. Circular Reasoning – Face to face classes should not be implemented because the country is not
yet ready for it.
7. Hasty Generalization – I have failing remarks on my accounting subject, I will surely not be a CPA
in the future.
8. Post hoc ergo propter hoc - I am experiencing palpitation lately, this is because I am drinking
almost 10 cups of coffee a day.
9. Genetic Fallacy – These materials will break easily because it was made in China.
10. Either-or/ False Dilemma Fallacy – Smokers can either stop smoking or die because of lung
cancer.
11. Ad populum/Bandwagon Appeal – All girls are excited for their 18 th birthday. Why aren’t you?
12. Straw Man
Person A: I don’t want to study anymore. I just want to enjoy and live my life in the fullest.
Person B : Can’t you imagine how lucky you are? There are people who wants to study but do
not have any money to sustain their educational needs. They even work just to pay for their
tuition fees.
13. Faulty Analogy – For sure, I will pass the licensure exam because I always have passing remarks
on our exams.

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