Category: Red Herring Fallacies
Red Herring Fallacies are a subset of informal, relevance fallacies that deploy a piece of information to distract from the actual argument at hand.
Ad Verecundiam
Appeal to Ridicule
Yet another red herring fallacy, the appeal to ridicule shifts the argument by using mockery. It occurs when the speaker tries to disprove the argument by making it sound like a joke. Its Latin name is reductio ad ridiculum, some call it an appeal to mockery as well. This type of argument is not used…
Tu Quoque
Ad Hominem
Ad Baculum
Ad Antiquitatem
Abusive Ad Hominem
In the realm of critical thinking, a fallacy is an error in reasoning that can undermine the validity of an argument or belief. Fallacies can take many forms, and it’s important to be able to identify them in order to make informed and rational decisions. One common fallacy is the “Abusive Ad Hominem” fallacy, which…