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Genetic fallacy

Appeal to nature

Post hoc

Irrelevant Conclusion

Equivocation

Tu quoque

Bandwagon effect

Appeal to emotion

Argumentum ad populum

Appeal to tradition

occurs when a key term or phrase in an argument is used in an ambiguous way, with one meaning in one portion of the argument and then another meaning in another portion of the argument.

also known as ignoratio elenchi or missing the point, is the informal fallacy of presenting an argument that may or may not be logically valid and sound, but fails to address the issue in question.

describes believing something is true or acceptable only because it is popular. also known as “jumping on the bandwagon” or argumentum ad populum (“appeal to the people”).

is a claim in which a thesis is deemed correct on the basis of correlation with past or present tradition.

informal fallacy characterized by the manipulation of the recipient's emotions in order to win an argument, especially in the absence of factual evidence.

is a fallacy in which one event is said to be the cause of a later event simply because it occurred earlier.

occurs when something is claimed to be good because it's perceived as natural, or bad because it's perceived as unnatural.

Also known as 'appealing to the people', this fallacy presumes that a proposition must be true because most/many believe it to be true

intends to discredit the opponent's argument by attacking the opponent's own personal behavior and actions as being inconsistent with their argument, therefore accusing hypocrisy.

occurs when someone judges a claim simply based on its origin, rather than looking at the actual merits of the claim.