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3795750495Red herringChanging the subject to avoid the topic0
3795750496Ad hominemChanging the argument towards the character of the speaker1
3795750497Bandwagon (ad populem)"Everyone is doing it so it must be a good thing to do2
3795750498Appeal to false authorityWhen someone with no expertise on an issue is cited as an authority3
3795750499Faulty analogyOccurs when an analogy compared two things that are not comparable4
3795750500Staw manWhen a speaker chooses a poor example to ridicule and refute an idea5
3795750501Begging the questionA claim that is based on evidence or support that is in doubt6
3795750502Circular reasoningWhen the reader repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence7
3795750503False dilemmaSpeaker presents two extreme options as the only two choices8
3795750504Post hoc ergo prompter hocIt is incorrect to always claim that something is a cause just because it happened earlier9
3795750505Hasty generalizationA faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence10

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