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Informal Fallacies

Category ID: informal_fallacies

Definition

Content or relevance errors – premises do not support conclusion.

Sub-types / Children

Hasty Generalization Informal Fallacy False Causality (Post Hoc) Informal Fallacy Circular Reasoning Informal Fallacy False Dilemma Informal Fallacy Equivocation Informal Fallacy Slippery Slope Informal Fallacy Straw Man Informal Fallacy Ad Hominem Informal Fallacy No True Scotsman Informal Fallacy Burden of Proof Fallacy Informal Fallacy Argument from Ignorance Informal Fallacy Appeal to Ignorance (Argumentum ad Ignorantiam) Informal Fallacy Bandwagon Fallacy (Argumentum ad Populum) Informal Fallacy Genetic Fallacy Informal Fallacy Fallacy of Composition Informal Fallacy Fallacy of Division Informal Fallacy Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy Informal Fallacy Loaded Question Informal Fallacy Special Pleading Informal Fallacy Appeal to Consequences (Argumentum ad Consequentiam) Informal Fallacy Appeal to Pity (Argumentum ad Misericordiam) Informal Fallacy Appeal to Fear (Argumentum ad Metum) Informal Fallacy Appeal to Flattery Informal Fallacy Appeal to Spite Informal Fallacy Guilt by Association Informal Fallacy Naturalistic Fallacy Informal Fallacy Appeal to Tradition (Argumentum ad Antiquitatem) Informal Fallacy Appeal to Novelty (Argumentum ad Novitatem) Informal Fallacy Cherry Picking (Suppressed Evidence) Informal Fallacy Middle Ground Fallacy (Argument to Moderation) Informal Fallacy Argument from Silence (Argumentum ex Silentio) Informal Fallacy Kettle Logic Informal Fallacy Fallacy of Relative Privation Informal Fallacy Nirvana Fallacy (Perfect Solution Fallacy) Informal Fallacy Regression Fallacy Informal Fallacy Complex Question (Plurium Interrogationum) Informal Fallacy Begging the Question (Petitio Principii) Informal Fallacy Amphiboly Informal Fallacy Fallacy of Accent Informal Fallacy Argument from Personal Incredulity Informal Fallacy Fallacy of Ambiguity (Equivocation variant) Informal Fallacy False Analogy (Weak Analogy) Informal Fallacy Fallacy of the Single Cause (Causal Oversimplification) Informal Fallacy Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Informal Fallacy Weak Analogy (Formal) Informal Fallacy Continuum Fallacy Informal Fallacy Historian's Fallacy Informal Fallacy Package Deal Fallacy Informal Fallacy Reification Fallacy Informal Fallacy Proving Too Much Informal Fallacy Anthropomorphisation Informal Fallacy Pathetic Fallacy Informal Fallacy Objectification Informal Fallacy Semiotic Fallacy Informal Fallacy Syntactic Ambiguity Informal Fallacy Generic Generalisation Informal Fallacy Accident Fallacy Informal Fallacy Overwhelming Exception Informal Fallacy Cause-Effect Swap Informal Fallacy Teleological Fallacy Informal Fallacy Anecdotal Argument Informal Fallacy Etymological Fallacy Informal Fallacy Panacea Fallacy Informal Fallacy Armchair Fallacy Informal Fallacy

Hierarchical Context

→ is a Logical Fallacies ← is a Hasty Generalization ← is a False Causality (Post Hoc) ← is a Circular Reasoning ← is a False Dilemma ← is a Equivocation ← is a Slippery Slope ← is a Straw Man ← is a Ad Hominem ← is a No True Scotsman ← is a Burden of Proof Fallacy ← is a Argument from Ignorance ← is a Appeal to Ignorance (Argumentum ad Ignorantiam) ← is a Bandwagon Fallacy (Argumentum ad Populum) ← is a Genetic Fallacy ← is a Fallacy of Composition ← is a Fallacy of Division ← is a Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy ← is a Loaded Question ← is a Special Pleading ← is a Appeal to Consequences (Argumentum ad Consequentiam) ← is a Appeal to Pity (Argumentum ad Misericordiam) ← is a Appeal to Fear (Argumentum ad Metum) ← is a Appeal to Flattery ← is a Appeal to Spite ← is a Guilt by Association ← is a Naturalistic Fallacy ← is a Appeal to Tradition (Argumentum ad Antiquitatem) ← is a Appeal to Novelty (Argumentum ad Novitatem) ← is a Cherry Picking (Suppressed Evidence) ← is a Middle Ground Fallacy (Argument to Moderation) ← is a Argument from Silence (Argumentum ex Silentio) ← is a Kettle Logic ← is a Fallacy of Relative Privation ← is a Nirvana Fallacy (Perfect Solution Fallacy) ← is a Regression Fallacy ← is a Complex Question (Plurium Interrogationum) ← is a Begging the Question (Petitio Principii) ← is a Amphiboly ← is a Fallacy of Accent ← is a Argument from Personal Incredulity ← is a Fallacy of Ambiguity (Equivocation variant) ← is a False Analogy (Weak Analogy) ← is a Fallacy of the Single Cause (Causal Oversimplification) ← is a Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc ← sub type of Weak Analogy (Formal) ← sub type of Continuum Fallacy ← sub type of Historian's Fallacy ← sub type of Package Deal Fallacy ← sub type of Reification Fallacy ← sub type of Proving Too Much ← is a Anthropomorphisation ← is a Pathetic Fallacy ← is a Objectification ← is a Semiotic Fallacy ← is a Syntactic Ambiguity ← is a Generic Generalisation ← is a Accident Fallacy ← is a Overwhelming Exception ← is a Cause-Effect Swap ← is a Teleological Fallacy ← is a Anecdotal Argument ← is a Etymological Fallacy ← is a Panacea Fallacy ← is a Armchair Fallacy

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