Fallacy

A Fallacy is an argument that is considered to be bad for a specific reason.

Common fallacies

• Ad hominem: Attacking a person rather than what they said.
• Ad populum: Saying that something is correct because most people think it is true.
• Association fallacy: Arguing that because two things are similar, they are the same.
• Fallacy fallacy: Saying that an argument is invalid because it is a fallacy.
• Strawman: Creating a new argument that was never made to make something said easier to defend against.
• Red herring: Attempting to create a new discussion to draw attention away from something said.
• Reductio ad Hitlerum: Comparing something to Adolf Hitler.

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