Fallacy Study Guide

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Fallacies of Pathos

Argument to the People: 

Appeal to Ignorance: 

Appeal to Popularity-Bandwagon:

Appeal to Pity:

Red Herring:

Fallacies of Ethos 

Appeal to False Authority:

Ad Hominem:

Poisoning the Well:

Straw Man:

Fallacies of Logos 

Hasty Generalization:

Part for the Whole:

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc:

Begging the Question-Circular Reasoning:

False Dilemma-Either/Or:

Slippery Slope:

False Analogy:

Non-Sequitur:

Loaded Label or Definition: