List of logical fallacies
From LibertyActivism
| Name | Latin | Description |
|---|---|---|
| argument against the man | argumentum ad hominem | source A makes claim X, there is something objectionable about source A, therefore claim X is false |
| appeal to probability | none | because something could happen, it is inevitable that it will happen |
| appeal to authority | argumentum ad verecundiam | if some authority figure X says A is good therefore A is good |
| appeal to pity | argumentum ad miserecordiam | attempt to gain support for their argument or idea by exploiting the opponent's feelings of pity or guilt |
| appeal to envy | argumentum ad invidiam | |
| appeal to fear | argumentum ad metum | |
| appeal to hatred | argumentum ad odium | |
| appeal to pride | argumentum ad superbiam | |
| appeal to consequences of a belief | argumentum ad consequentiam | belief in X leads to good consequences therefore X is good |
| appeal to force | argumentum ad baculum | |
| appeal to ignorance | argumentum ad ignorantiam | there is no evidence for X therefore X is true |
| appeal to nature | argumentum ad naturam | X is natural therefore X is good/true |
| appeal to popularity | argumentum ad populum | X is popular therefore X is good/true |
| argument from fallacy | argumentum ad logicam | if an argument for some conclusion is fallacious, then the conclusion must necessarily be false |
| bare assertion fallacy | none | premise in an argument is assumed to be true purely because it says that it is true |
| fallacy fallacy | argumentum ad logicam | argument X for the conclusion Z is fallacious. Therefore, Z is false. |
