Logic/Argument Fallacies #1Scholarly writing depends on logical argumentation, and understanding common logical fallacies (or errors) can help students both avoid weak writing and spot writing that purposely uses fallacies to mislead. By identifying and avoiding fallacies like the straw man (like a scarecrow), red herring (that’s a fish), slippery slope (sliding down hill and can’t stop), and bandwagon (get on a ride with everyone else), students will read, write, and argue with sound logic.
Red herring (that’s a fish)
Slippery slope (sliding down hill and can’t stop)
Bandwagon ( Get on a ride with everyone else)
Hasty generalization
Missing the point
Appeal to authority
Appeal to ignorance
Non sequitor
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
Ad hominem
Ad populum