| A | B |
|---|
| hasty generalization | too few samples for a fair generalization |
| stereotyping | assuming characteristics about a person based on one group he's in |
| ad hominem | "against the man" - personal attacks |
| false authority | testimony from someone who isn't a credible witness or expert |
| circular reasoning | repeating a position in different words without any reasons |
| either-or reasoning | limiting the choices to only the two extremes |
| post hoc ergo propter hoc | "close in time;therefore one causes the other" - guilty by being there |
| jumping to conclusions | inadequate or inappropriate supporting evidence to make the conclusion |
| non sequitur | "does not follow" - the conclusion has nothing to do with the argument |
| begging the question - oversimplifying | offering only one cause or solution to the controversy |
| red herring - distraction | bringing up a side issue to shift the discussion |
| bias | strong personal, sometimes unreasonable favortism |
| false analogy | comparing two situations that have little in common |
