Fallacies

scare tactics- exploits natural fear, makes disasters seem more likely to occur

either or- make the reader think there is only an either or answer and no other option

slippery slope- one small thing will lead to a snow ball effect

overly sentiment appeal- an appeal is based on excessive emotion

bandwagon- argument must be true because many people believe it

appeal to false authority-using an authority that is not a real authority

dogmatism- when information is pushed as the only conclusion

ad hominem- attack the person rather than their arguement

stacking the deck- any evidence that argues against the solution is omitted, rejected, or ignored

hasty generalization- conclusion that is reached is not just

faulty casualty- assumption that just because one thing happened another thing should follow

begging the question- assumes the conclusion instead of supporting it

equivocation- key term or phrase that is changed throughout the argument

non sequitur- pattern of reasoning that doesn’t make sense

straw man- going against an argument that wasn’t present

red herring- irrelevant topic that pushes the audience away from the original issue

distorting the facts- manipulating data to make the audience come to a conclusion

protecting the evidence- rationalize because you don’t want to believe you’re wrong