Genetic Fallacy: Difference between revisions

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Sub-fallacies include:
Sub-fallacies include:
* [[Ad Hominem]]
* [[Ad Hominem]]
** Poisoning the well (the preemptive smearing of one's opponent)
** Responding to tone / Tone policing (criticizing one's opponent for expressing emotion)
** Responding to tone / Tone policing (criticizing one's opponent for expressing emotion)
** [[Tu quoque]]
** [[Tu quoque]]
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* Etymological fallacy (arguing about the meaning of a word used in one's opponent's argument)
* Etymological fallacy (arguing about the meaning of a word used in one's opponent's argument)
* Ipse dixit (an assertion without proof)
* Ipse dixit (an assertion without proof)
* Poisoning the well (the preemptive smearing of one's opponent)
* Whataboutism (answering a question with a different question)
* Whataboutism (answering a question with a different question)