AP Fallacies
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| trying to provide a simple solution to a complex problem | ||
| Asserts that a situation can have only two outcomes, one of which is preferable. | ||
| The assumption that an earlier event causes a later event, when there may be no connection between them. | ||
| An attempt to relate two or more ideas which are not related; one idea does not logically lead to the next. | ||
| Attacking a person's motive or character instead of his/her argument; this is used to prejudice the audience against the opponent and his view; aka "mudslinging" | ||
| presenting a premise as if it were a fact when it is debatable. | ||
| basing a conclusion on too little evidence. | ||
| the use of an authority figure in a reference to the argument | ||
| The use of emotionally charged words to sway the reader's opinion for or against an argument. |