Fallacies

Fallacies

1. Guilt by association

   • Due to an association to something negative, and argument is discredited
     • Pol pot was evil and against religion. All people against religion are bad

2. Circumstancial

   • Personal cirmustances motivate a person's argument, so it must be false
     • This car is proven to get great gas mileage. Yeah right! You just want my sale

3. Abusive

   • This is where the person is directly attacked
     • This is why woman shouldn't do man's job

4. Tu Quoque

   • Past actions discredit your argument
     • You dont believe that cheating is bad when you cheated on your wife