Empower yourself by learning about Logical Fallacies
Here is a list of logical fallacies from the the website nizkor.com. Each fallacy link will open a new windows with the relevant fallacy page on the nizkor website. It is critical for us all to familiarize ourselves with these fallacies not only to spot logical errors in arguments that are presented to us but also to keep ourselves in check and ensure that our own arguments are logical and robust.
- Ad Hominem
- Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
- Appeal to Authority
- Appeal to Belief
- Appeal to Common Practice
- Appeal to Consequences of a Belief
- Appeal to Emotion
- Appeal to Fear
- Appeal to Flattery
- Appeal to Novelty
- Appeal to Pity
- Appeal to Popularity
- Appeal to Ridicule
- Appeal to Spite
- Appeal to Tradition
- Bandwagon
- Begging the Question
- Biased Sample
- Burden of Proof
- Circumstantial Ad Hominem
- Composition
- Confusing Cause and Effect
- Division
- False Dilemma
- Gambler’s Fallacy
- Genetic Fallacy
- Guilt By Association
- Hasty Generalization
- Ignoring A Common Cause
- Middle Ground
- Misleading Vividness
- Personal Attack
- Poisoning the Well
- Post Hoc
- Questionable Cause
- Red Herring
- Relativist Fallacy
- Slippery Slope
- Special Pleading
- Spotlight
- Straw Man
- Two Wrongs Make A Right
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