Circular reasoning - someone argues the point they're trying to make by supporting it with other reasons that are supported by their original point
Ad nauseum - making the argument by repetition; saying the same thing over and over again
Appeal to tradition - "we do this because that's hoe we've always done it"
Appeal to ignorance - arguing that something is true just because it hasn't been proven false
Appeal to numbers - citing statistics to prove an argument
Appeal to popularity - "all the cool kids are doing it"
Cum hoc ergo propter hoc - "with this because of this" just because two things happen together doesn't mean they're related or one causes the other
Post hoc ergo propter hoc - just because something happens after something else doesnt mean the first thing causes the second
Slippery slope - taking one step and sliding the rest of the way. Either giving away the whole argument based on one point or applying the same standard to everyone without reasoning "if you do it for you I'll have to do it for everyone else" assuming that if you hive one person/point away
Naturalist fallacy - using nature as a reason to go from fact to value
Nonsequiter - when something does not follow from something else
Begging the question - supporting an argument with the argument itself
Red herring - mystical creature made up to represent a metaphor/ a distraction used to drag you away
Straw man fallacy - putting words into someones mouth (and that someone may or may not exist) for the purpose of exaggerating or distorting the opposing viewpoint
To quoque (you too) - "if you did something, I'll do it too, therefore we're even"
This website/blog helped me uderstand these fallacies easier than just reading them to myself, hopefully they help you as well.
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