Logical Fallacies

Featured Concepts

• Ad Hominem

  Attacking the person making an argument instead of addressing the argument itself.

• Straw Man

  Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack, rather than addressing their actual position.

• False Dilemma

  Presenting only two options when more alternatives exist, forcing an artificial either/or choice.

• Slippery Slope Fallacy

  Arguing that a small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of negative events.

• Sunk Cost Fallacy

  Continuing a failing project because of resources already invested.

• Appeal to Tradition

  Justifying something solely because 'we've always done it this way.'