| Common argumentative fallacies I've seen here at AS:
1) Ad misericordium: Accept my arguments, I spent a lot of time working on them.
2) Ad hominem (literally 'to the man'): What do you know about the truth, you're a liar too. (this is an argument against another person with the intent of making another's argument lose credibility)
3) Hasty Generalizations: This school sucks, all schools must suck
4) Appeal to emotion: Feel sorry for me, I'm poor
5) Appeal to authority: Einstein said so, so it must be right!
6) Appeal to common practice: Everyone does drugs, so its ok
7) Unpalatable consequences: That 'can't' be true, else I'd be no better than a criminal!
8) Post hoc ergo propter hoc (false cause): I broke my leg right after eating chocolate, I'd better give up eating chocolate.
9) Contradiction in terms: Words are meaningless. Writing is a waste of time.
10) Circular arguments:
x: Why do you get the money
y: because I'm the leader
x: why are you the leader
y: because I've got the money
11) Straw man: Why ban smoking? Why would anyone want to promote an economic recession?
If you're interested in other such common fallacies, I suggest taking a course in introductory philisophy. |