Fallacies

Circular Argument Supporting the prompt or question by restating it in a separate sentence.

Argument of the Point Example: If the prompt was “Is organic peroxide harmful to the environment?” The writer could go on about how organic items are good. They would possibly use the information the prices of organic foods have skyrocketed in the past year. Ignoring the question by using irrelevant information and getting side tracked.

The Argument Ad Hominem Attacking the individual’s character instead of the idea itself.

Appeal to the Crowd Playing off of the audiences fears, desires or insecurities to sway them into agreement with the writer.

Guilt by Association connects a group or person to another.

Post Hoc, ergo Propter Hoc an assumption that one event controlled or caused an another event to happen.

Faulty Analogy The assumption that two events are similar in all aspects when they aren’t.

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