Logical fallacies people use in every argument that sound smart but are completely wrong
| # | Entity | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Appeal to Authority (Argumentum ad Verecundiam) | 75.3 |
| 2 | The Straw Man | 60.4 |
| 3 | Ad hominem | 57.0 |
| 4 | False Dichotomy | 51.6 |
| 5 | The Slippery Slope | 37.4 |
| 6 | Post hoc ergo propter hoc | 30.3 |
| 7 | No True Scotsman | 29.6 |
| 8 | Begging the Question | 29.3 |
| 9 | Genetic Fallacy | 20.8 |
| 10 | The Cherry Picker | 20.0 |
#1Begging the question (circular reasoning)#2Appeal to authority (argumentum ad verecundiam)#3Argument from ignorance (argumentum ad ignorantiam)#4False dichotomy (false binary)#5Equivocation (ambiguous word use)#6Post hoc ergo propter hoc (after this, therefore because of this)#7Correlation vs causation#8Straw man#9No true Scotsman (ad hoc redefinition)#10Slippery slope#11Appeal to complexity (argument from complexity)#12False equivalence#13Ad hominem#14Appeal to tradition (argumentum ad antiquitatem)#15Appeal to novelty+3 more
#1Appeal to Authority (false authority)#2Appeal to Complexity / “It’s complicated”#3Equivocation (shifting the meaning of a word)#4Motte-and-Bailey#5Straw Man (smart version: “steel-man then twist”)#6False Dichotomy (either/or)#7Non Sequitur (conclusion doesn’t follow)#8Correlation ⇒ Causation (post hoc / causal leap)#9Base Rate Neglect (ignoring prevalence)#10Cherry-Picking / Texas Sharpshooter#11Gish Gallop (argument-by-overload)#12Appeal to Nature#13“No True Scotsman” (purity test)#14Argument from Ignorance (lack of disproof as proof)#15Genetic Fallacy (judging a claim by its source)
#1Argument from Authority (Appeal to Authority)#2Appeal to Emotion (Argument from Emotion)#3Bandwagon Fallacy (Appeal to Popularity)#4Straw Man Fallacy#5False Dilemma (False Dichotomy, Either/Or Fallacy)#6Ad Hominem ("Against the Person")#7Hasty Generalization#8Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc ("After this, therefore because of this")#9Moving the Goalpost#10The Fallacy Fallacy
#1Ad Hominem#2Straw Man#3Appeal to Authority#4Slippery Slope#5False Dichotomy (Either/Or Fallacy)#6Circular Reasoning (Begging the Question)#7Hasty Generalization#8Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc (False Cause)#9Appeal to Emotion#10Red Herring#11Bandwagon (Ad Populum)#12Anecdotal Evidence
#1The "Ad Hominem" Circumstantial (The Conflict of Interest Trap)#2The Fallacy of the Middle Ground (Argumentum ad Temperantiam)#3The "Burden of Proof" Shift#4The "No True Scotsman" (Appeal to Purity)#5The "False Equivalence"#6The "Genetic Fallacy"#7The "Appeal to Authority" (Argumentum ad Verecundiam)#8The "Gish Gallop"#9The "Texas Sharpshooter"
#1Appeal to Authority#2False Dilemma (Black-and-White Thinking)#3Slippery Slope#4Ad Hominem#5Strawman Argument#6Appeal to Nature#7Correlation = Causation#8Moving the Goalposts
#1Ad Hominem#2Straw Man#3Appeal to Authority#4Slippery Slope#5False Dichotomy (Black-and-White Thinking)#6Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc#7No True Scotsman#8Appeal to Nature#9Tu Quoque#10Genetic Fallacy#1The Demon-Haunted World#2Carl Sagan#3yourfallacyis.com
#1Appeal to Authority (Ad Verecundiam)#2The Bandwagon Fallacy (Ad Populum/Argumentum ad Populum)#3The Straw Man Fallacy#4The Slippery Slope#5Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc (After This, Therefore Because of This)#6The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy#7The Loaded Question (Complex Question)#8Begging the Question (Petitio Principii)#9No True Scotsman#10Appeal to Ignorance (Argumentum ad Ignorantiam)
#1Appeal to Authority#2Straw Man#3False Dilemma#4Ad Hominem#5Circular Reasoning#6Appeal to Tradition#7Appeal to Emotion#8Hasty Generalization