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Bandwagon Appeal
"Everyone has an iPhone, so you should get one too."
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Straw Man
Will: We should put more money into health and education.
Warren: How could you hate our country so much that you would want to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending? |
Red Herring
Me: Mom, can I go to a party tonight?
Mom: How can I be sure you won't drink alcohol? Me: Oh mom, how can you even think that when I've been doing homework all day? |
Ad Hominem
"You can't believe Jack when he says the proposed policy would help the economy. He doesn't even have a job."
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Post Hoc
Joan is scratched by a cat while visiting her friend. Two days later she comes down with a fever. Joan concludes that the cat's scratch must be the cause of her illness.
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