Argument Fallacies

• Petitio Principii


  Circular reasoning, repeating the same thing in the sentence. Basically sounding like a child.

  
  

  Example:

  Topic - Should there be a 3-day weekend?

  “No, because a 3-day weekend will make people slobs because it makes them lazy”
• Argumentum ad Ignoratium


  Assuming that a fact is true simply because it has not been proven false, and vice versa.

  
  

  Examples:

  Topic - Should there be a 3-day weekend?

  “The only reason for a 3-day weekend is to improve people’s wellbeing, but there‘s no research that would prove it would.”

  
  

  Topic - Is God real?

  “No because there’s no evidence”

  “Yes because there’s no evidence to prove it isn’t real”
• Ignoratio Elenchi


  Using something irrelevant from the argument

  
  

  Example:

  Topic - Should there be a 3-day weekend?

  ”A 3-day weekend wouldn’t be beneficial because babies don’t even need weekends.”
• Argumentum ad Baculum


  Permitting to the force to bring about the acceptance of a conclusion

  
  

  Example:

  Topic - Should there be a 3-day weekend?

  ”A 3-day wouldn’t be possible because there’s no way offices would allow it!! 🤓”
• Argumentum Ad Hominem


  An irrelevant attack on a person’s character instead of trying to disprove the soundness of the statement.

  Example:

  Topic - Should there be a 3-day weekend?

  “No because Margaux is stupid and wouldn’t do anything but sleep during the extra day.”