Fallacies of ambiguity
Equivocation - meaning of
one word
e.g. He
has good grip
Amphiboly - whole sentences
e.g. All
idiots are not unhappy
Contextual Fallacies
Fallacies of importance
and context
Advertising typically makes use of the latter.
Fallacy of argumentum ad hominem
Fallacy of arguing from authority
Fallacies that appeal to sentiments
Argumentum ad ignorantiam
Petitio principii
Fallacy of composition
Fallacy of division
Fallacy of ignoratio elenchi
Fallacy of non sequitar
Statistical fallacies
Arguments directed against
the person
not what that person has said
e.g. That cannot be right
if that idiot
It is true because X said
it.
It is true because everybody
believes it
It is true because the contrary
is unpalatable
It is true because there
is no evidence to the contrary
Fallacy of begging the question
Premise is the same as conclusion and conclusion assumed to be true
Whole is true because part
is true
What is true of the whole,
is also true of the parts
the irrelevant conclusion