SettingsRelevance fallacies
Accident (fallacy)
The logical fallacy of accident (also called destroying the exception or a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid) is a deductive fallacy occurring in statistical syllogisms (...
The logical fallacy of accident (also called destroying the exception or a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid) is a deductive fallacy occurring in statistical syllogisms (...
Ad nauseam
Ad nauseam is a Latin term used to describe an argument which has been continuing "to the point of
Nausea".
Ad nauseam is a Latin term used to describe an argument which has been continuing "to the point of
Nausea".
Appeal to consequences
Appeal to consequences, also known as argumentum ad consequentiam, is an argument that concludes a premise to be either true or false based on whether the premise leads to desirable or...
Appeal to consequences, also known as argumentum ad consequentiam, is an argument that concludes a premise to be either true or false based on whether the premise leads to desirable or...
Appeal to nature
An appeal to nature is a type of argument that depends on an understanding of nature as a source of intelligibility for its claims, and which relies on that understanding for its outcome.
An appeal to nature is a type of argument that depends on an understanding of nature as a source of intelligibility for its claims, and which relies on that understanding for its outcome.
Argument from fallacy
Argument from fallacy is the formal fallacy of analyzing an argument and inferring that, since it contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false.
Argument from fallacy is the formal fallacy of analyzing an argument and inferring that, since it contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false.
Argument from ignorance
Argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam or "appeal to ignorance" (where "ignorance" stands for: "lack of evidence to the contrary"), is a fallacy in informal logic.
Argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam or "appeal to ignorance" (where "ignorance" stands for: "lack of evidence to the contrary"), is a fallacy in informal logic.
Argument from silence
An argument from silence is generally a conclusion drawn based on the absence of evidence, rather than the existence of evidence.
An argument from silence is generally a conclusion drawn based on the absence of evidence, rather than the existence of evidence.
Argument to moderation
Argument to moderation is a logical fallacy which asserts that the truth usually represents a compromise between two opposite positions.
Argument to moderation is a logical fallacy which asserts that the truth usually represents a compromise between two opposite positions.
Argumentum ad baculum
Argumentum ad baculum (Latin for argument to the cudgel or appeal to the stick), also known as appeal to force, is an argument where force, coercion, or the threat of force...
Argumentum ad baculum (Latin for argument to the cudgel or appeal to the stick), also known as appeal to force, is an argument where force, coercion, or the threat of force...
Base rate fallacy
The base rate fallacy, also called base rate neglect or base rate bias, is an error that occurs when the conditional probability of some hypothesis H given some evidence E is assesse...
The base rate fallacy, also called base rate neglect or base rate bias, is an error that occurs when the conditional probability of some hypothesis H given some evidence E is assesse...
Biblical literalism
Biblical literalism (also called Biblicism or Biblical fundamentalism) is the interpretation or translation of the explicit and primary sense of words in the Bible.
Biblical literalism (also called Biblicism or Biblical fundamentalism) is the interpretation or translation of the explicit and primary sense of words in the Bible.
Bulverism
Bulverism is a logical fallacy in which, rather than proving that an argument is wrong, a person instead assumes it is wrong, and then goes on to explain why the other person held that argument.
Bulverism is a logical fallacy in which, rather than proving that an argument is wrong, a person instead assumes it is wrong, and then goes on to explain why the other person held that argument.
Chronological snobbery
Chronological snobbery, a term coined by friends C. S. Lewis and Owen Barfield, is a logical argument (and usually when thus termed, considered an outright fallacy) describing the erroneous argu...
Chronological snobbery, a term coined by friends C. S. Lewis and Owen Barfield, is a logical argument (and usually when thus termed, considered an outright fallacy) describing the erroneous argu...
Double-barreled question
A double-barreled question (sometimes, double-direct question) is an informal fallacy.
A double-barreled question (sometimes, double-direct question) is an informal fallacy.
Etymological fallacy
The etymological fallacy is a genetic fallacy that holds, erroneously, that the present-day meaning of a word or phrase should necessarily be similar to its historical meaning.
The etymological fallacy is a genetic fallacy that holds, erroneously, that the present-day meaning of a word or phrase should necessarily be similar to its historical meaning.
Evidence of absence
Evidence of absence is evidence of any kind that suggests the non-existence or non-presence of something.
Evidence of absence is evidence of any kind that suggests the non-existence or non-presence of something.
Fallacy of composition
The fallacy of composition arises when one infers that something is true of the whole from the fact that it is true of some part of the whole.
The fallacy of composition arises when one infers that something is true of the whole from the fact that it is true of some part of the whole.
False analogy
A False Analogy is a faulty instance of the Argument from analogy.
A False Analogy is a faulty instance of the Argument from analogy.
Gambler's fallacy
The Gambler's fallacy, also known as the Monte Carlo fallacy (because its most famous example happened in a Monte Carlo Casino in 1913), and also referred to as the fallacy of the matur...
The Gambler's fallacy, also known as the Monte Carlo fallacy (because its most famous example happened in a Monte Carlo Casino in 1913), and also referred to as the fallacy of the matur...
Genetic fallacy
The genetic fallacy is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone's origin rather than its current meaning or context.
The genetic fallacy is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone's origin rather than its current meaning or context.
Ignoratio elenchi
Ignoratio elenchi, also known as irrelevant conclusion, irrelevant thesis or fallacy of distraction is the informal fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be ...
Ignoratio elenchi, also known as irrelevant conclusion, irrelevant thesis or fallacy of distraction is the informal fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be ...
Invincible ignorance fallacy
The invincible ignorance fallacy is a deductive fallacy of circularity where the person in question simply refuses to believe the argument, ignoring any evidence given.
The invincible ignorance fallacy is a deductive fallacy of circularity where the person in question simply refuses to believe the argument, ignoring any evidence given.
Moralistic fallacy
The moralistic fallacy is in essence the reverse of the naturalistic fallacy.
The moralistic fallacy is in essence the reverse of the naturalistic fallacy.
Naturalistic fallacy
The phrase naturalistic fallacy, with "fallacy" referring to a formal fallacy, has several meanings.
The phrase naturalistic fallacy, with "fallacy" referring to a formal fallacy, has several meanings.
Proof by assertion
Proof by assertion, sometimes informally referred to as proof by repeated assertion, is a logical fallacy in which a proposition is repeatedly restated regardless of contradiction.
Proof by assertion, sometimes informally referred to as proof by repeated assertion, is a logical fallacy in which a proposition is repeatedly restated regardless of contradiction.
Qur'anic literalism
Qur'anic literalism is the belief that the verses of the Qur'an should be taken at their apparent meaning, rather than employing any sort of interpretation.
Qur'anic literalism is the belief that the verses of the Qur'an should be taken at their apparent meaning, rather than employing any sort of interpretation.
Special pleading
Special pleading is a form of spurious argumentation where a position in a dispute introduces favorable details or excludes unfavorable details by alleging a need to apply additional considerati...
Special pleading is a form of spurious argumentation where a position in a dispute introduces favorable details or excludes unfavorable details by alleging a need to apply additional considerati...
Straw man
A straw man is a type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.
A straw man is a type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.
Two wrongs make a right
Two wrongs do not make one right is a fairly common saying in English language and in countries such as India.
Two wrongs do not make one right is a fairly common saying in English language and in countries such as India.