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Ad Hominem Fallacy:
The ad hominem fallacy happens when someone attempts to discredit someone’s argument with personal attacks rather than the substance of the argument itself.
Hasty Generalization:
Hasty generalization, also known as the overgeneralization fallacy, happens when making a claim based on evidence that is just too small.
Red Herring Fallacy:
A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question. It might be used to change the subject.
Tu Quoque Fallacy:
Tu quoque is a technique that tends to discredit the opponent’s argument by attacking the opponent’s own personal behavior and actions as being inconsistent with their argument, therefore accusing hypocrisy instead of countering the actual argument.
Slippery Slope Fallacy:
In a slippery slope argument, a course of action is rejected because, with little or no evidence, one insists that it will lead to a chain reaction resulting in an undesirable end or ends.
