Ad hominem — Personal attacks redirects here. For the Wikipedia policy, see Wikipedia:No personal attacks. An ad hominem (Latin for to the man or to the person ), short for argumentum ad hominem, is an attempt to negate the truth of a claim by pointing out a… … Wikipedia
Defensio pro Populo Anglicano — is a Latin polemic by John Milton, published in 1651. The full title in English is John Milton an Englishman His Defence of the People of England.[1] It was a piece of propaganda,[2] and made political argument in support of what was at the time… … Wikipedia
Argumentum ad populum — In logic, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for appeal to the people ) is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or most people believe it; it alleges: If many believe so, it is so. This type of argument is known … Wikipedia
List of fallacies — For specific popular misconceptions, see List of common misconceptions. A fallacy is incorrect argumentation in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness. Contents 1 Formal fallacies 1.1… … Wikipedia
Reductio ad Hitlerum — Reductio ad Hitlerum, also argumentum ad Hitlerum, (Latin for reduction to and argument to and dog Latin for Hitler respectively) is an ad hominem or ad misericordiam argument whereby an opponent s view is compared to a view that would be held by … Wikipedia
False dilemma — A false dilemma (also called false dichotomy, the either or fallacy, fallacy of false choice, black and white thinking, or the fallacy of exhaustive hypotheses) is a type of logical fallacy that involves a situation in which only two alternatives … Wikipedia
Ignoratio elenchi — Contents 1 Example 2 Red herring 3 See also 4 References … Wikipedia
Straw man — This article is about the logical fallacy. For other uses, see Straw man (disambiguation). Man of straw redirects here. For the novel by Heinrich Mann, see Der Untertan. For the agricultural tool used to scare birds, see Scarecrow. A straw man is … Wikipedia
Fallacy — In logic and rhetoric, a fallacy is usually incorrect argumentation in reasoning resulting in a misconception or presumption. By accident or design, fallacies may exploit emotional triggers in the listener or interlocutor (appeal to emotion), or… … Wikipedia
Wishful thinking — For other uses, see Wishful thinking (disambiguation). Wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence, rationality or reality. Studies have… … Wikipedia