Recognizing Fallacies/Quick Reference

This quick reference lists common logical fallacies.

Fallacies of Relevance

 * 1) Argument from Ignorance
 * 2) Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
 * 3) Argument Ad Hominem (Personal attacks)
 * 4) Appeal to Emotion
 * 5) Appeal to Pity
 * 6) Appeal to Force
 * 7) Irrelevant conclusions

Fallacies of Presumption

 * 1) Complex Question
 * 2) False Dilemma
 * 3) False Cause
 * 4) Begging the Question (Circular reasoning)
 * 5) Accident and Converse Accident (Drawing hasty conclusions)

Fallacies of Ambiguity

 * 1) Equivocation
 * 2) Amphiboly (Syntactic ambiguity)
 * 3) Accent (Verbal emphasis)
 * 4) Composition (Generalizing to the class from one instance)
 * 5) Division (Generalizing from the whole to each of its parts)

Formal Fallacies

 * 1) Affirming the consequent
 * 2) Denying the antecedent