| A | B |
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| Red Herring | Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, look at the bloody clothes, the murder weapon. Imagine the helpless screams of the victim. Such a crime deserves no verdict except guilty, guilty! |
| Straw Man | How can you possibly believe in evolution? That would mean that you believe that an elephant evolved from a mouse, and that’s just ridiculous. |
| Genetic Fallacy | Poet Allen Ginsberg argued in favor of legalizing pornography. But Ginsberg's arguments are nothing but trash. Ginsberg was a pot-smoking homosexual and a thoroughgoing advocate of the drug culture. |
| Ad Hominem | Here’s what I think about what you have written: anyone who opposes the death penalty for murder is a criminal at heart. |
| Appeal to Authority | Saddam must have WMD's; the president wouldn't lie to us. |
| False Cause | The administration closed the smoking court in our school at the end of last year, and fights among students have gone down this year; therefore, closing the smoking court caused the reduction in fights among students |
| Bandwagon | Everyone else is displaying a flag, or a support our troops sticker on their car; therefore, you should too. |
| Middle Ground | Holly said that vaccinations caused autism in children, but her scientifically well-read friend Caleb said that this claim had been debunked and proven false. Their friend Alice offered a compromise that vaccinations must cause some autism, just not all autism. |
| Loaded Question | Have you always been incapable of speaking intelligently? |
| Emotional Appeal | You can’t give me a bad grade; this will make my parents angry with me. |
