Ad Hominem: Attack on character rather than opinion or arguments

Ex: Green Peace strategies aren't effective, because they are all dirty, and lazy hippies.

Ad Populum: emotional appeal that speaks positive such as patriotism, and negative such as terrorism.

Ex: If you were a real american you would support rights of people to choose the car they want.

Begging the Claim: A conclusion the writer should claim is validated with a the claim.

Ex: President is a good communicator because he speaks effectively.

Either/Or:: Conclusion oversimplifies argument by reducing to two sides or choices.

Genetic Fallacy: Conclusion based on argument origins person or institute

Ex:The Volkswagen car is an evil because it's created by the Hitler army.

Ex: Even though it's the first day, I can tell this is going to be a boring course.

Moral Equivalence:Comparing minor misdeed with major atrocities.

Ex: That parking attendant that gave me a ticket is bad as Hitler.

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc: Conclusion were if A occurred after B than B must have caused A

Ex:I drank bottle of water and i'm sick, so the water must made me sick.

Red Herring: A diversionary tactic that avoids the key issues, by avoiding opposing arguments.

Level of mercury in seafood may be unsafe,but what would fishers do to support their family.

Slippery slope: It a conclusion that is A happens it would continues through Z so if we don't want Z to happen we should stop A

Ex:If we ban hummers because they make the environment bad than government would ban cars also.

Straw man:Oversimplifying an opponent's and then attacking that hallow argument.

Ex: People who don't support the proposed minimum wage increase hate the poor.