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| NAME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Ad Hominem | Insulting opposition without argument. |
| Ad Lapidem (Appeal to the stone) | When an argument is dismissed without a counter. |
| Fallacy Fallacy | Calling out fallacies without argument. |
| Tu Quoque (Appeal to Hypocrisy) | Calling out hypocrisy, example being "You say this game is bad, but you don't make any." Such an argument makes no sense. |
| Possibiliter Ergo Probabiliter | Claiming that something is likely so it must be true. |
| False Dilemma | Claiming something is either this or that, despite it being a gradient or there being more possiblilities. |
| Straw Man | Misrepresenting argument to make it easier to counter. |
| Cherry Picking | Picks out specific parts of evidence that supports their claim despite there being tons of other evidence that go against it. |
| Proof by Assertion | Reiterating argument without new evidence. |
| Non Sequitur | A statement that does not follow the logical flow of the previous. |
| Bandwagon/Argumentum ad Populum | Belief that claim is right because tons of people do it. |
| Slippery Slope | Claiming one minor step will lead to major consequences. |
| Burden of Proof | When the responsibility of countering a claim is incorrectly shifted to the person questioning it. |
| Proof by Assertion | Repeatedly stating a claim without backing it up. |
| Argumentum ad Infinitum/Nauseam | When a point is brought up too many times. |
| Invincible Ignorance | Refusing to believe an argument regardless of evidence. |
| Ignoratio Elenchi | When an argument is valid, but does not relate to the issue in question. |
| Logic Chopping | When irrelevant/trivial details are countered instead of the main argument. |
| Argumentum Verbosum | When an argument is countered with complex jargon meant to overwhelm the opponent. |
| Ipse Dixit | When a claim is presented as self sufficiently true. |