Rhetoric, Logic and Argumentation

Rhetoric, Logic and ArgumentationLogical FallaciesCognitive BiasConfirmation BiasBandwagon EffectWishful ThinkingFraming BiasClustering IllusionGamblers FallacyHalo EffectIllusory SuperioritySelf-Serving BiasFour out of five dentists surveyed preferred Crest toothpaste.Jackson Ford is the Number One Ford Dealership in the Southeast Region.Save 50 if you bring your own bag!

Well, that's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.That is taxpayers money that you are spending!Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur

Non Causa Pro Causa (Cum/Post Hoc)

Non Causa Pro Causa (Cum/Post Hoc)

Weak Analogy

Hasty Generalization

Loaded Questions (Begging the Question)

"How am I to get in?" asked Alice again, in a louder tone.Areyou to get in at all?" said the Footman, "That's the first question, you know. Lewis Carroll, Alices Adventures in WonderlandRed Herring

Argument from/Appeal to Authority

Ad HominemSpeaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Anne Coulter called Senator Ted Kennedy an adulterous drunk. She joked that President Clinton had crack pipes on the White House Christmas tree.

Straw ManPeople who think abortion should be banned have no respect for the rights of women. They treat them as nothing but baby-making machines. That's wrong. Women must have the right to choose.

People who are in favor of abortion think it's okay to commit cold blooded murder.Faulty Emotional Appeal

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Guilt by AssociationThe most telling moment in last night's [State of the Union] speech came after the president noted that "key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire next year." In response, notes theNew York Times, "some critics in Congress applauded enthusiastically." If Osama bin Laden watched the speech, one imagines him applauding too.Source:James Taranto, "The al Qaeda Cheering Section",Best of the Web Today, 1/21/2004