Feb. 9th, 2007

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1. Argumentum ad antiquitatem (the argument to antiquity or tradition).
2. Argumentum ad hominem (argument directed at the person).
3. Argumentum ad ignorantiam (argument to ignorance).
4. Argumentum ad logicam (argument to logic--straw man argument).
5. Argumentum ad misericordiam (argument or appeal to pity).
6. Argumentum ad nauseam (argument to the point of disgust; i.e., by repitition).
7. Argumentum ad numerum (argument or appeal to numbers).
8. Argumentum ad populum (argument or appeal to the public).
9. Argumentum ad verecundiam (argument or appeal to authority).
10. Circulus in demonstrando (circular argument, trying to prove something using that proof).
11. Cum hoc [ergo propter hoc (with this; therefore that)].
12. Post hoc [ergo propter hoc (after this, therefore that)].
13. Dicto simpliciter (spoken simply, i.e., sweeping generalization, stereotyping).
14. Non Sequitur (stating something which does not logically follow from other reasoning).
15. Tu quoque ("You too," defending an error in reasoning by pointing out errors in reasoning).
16. Red herring (introducing irrelevant facts).
17. Complex question (question which implicitly assumes facts).
18. Appeal to Nature (assumption that things that are 'natural' are good).
19. Naturalistic fallacy (deriving conclusions about values from statements of fact).
20. Slippery slope (taking one action will lead to a series of related actions).
21. Straw man (refuting an argument based on an exaggerated caricature of the argument).
22. Faulty syllogism ("Just because you say it, doesn't make it so," saying something is what its not).
23. Argumentum ad tome thumperatum ("Documenting something, even to excess does not make it so.").

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