Logical Fallacies

Logical fallacies are lapses in reasoning that we often encounter in both formal and informal argumentation. Please click the links below for more information about specific fallacies.

Appeal to Doubtful Authority

Appeal to Nature

Appeal to Novelty

Appeal to Poverty

Appeal to the Stone

Appeal to Wealth

Argument from Fallacy

Argument from Personal Incredulity

Argument of the Beard

Availability Heuristic

Bandwagon Fallacy

Barnum Effect

Begging the Question

Confirmation Bias

Circular Reasoning

Curse of Knowledge

False Dichotomy

The Gambler's Fallacy

The Historian's Fallacy

Masked-Man Fallacy

McNamara Fallacy

Moving the Goalposts

The Psychologist's Fallacy

Sharpshooter Fallacy

Slippery Slope

Special Pleading

Strawman

Tu Quoque

Weak Analogy