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* [[Existential fallacy]]
* [[Existential fallacy]]
* [[Modal scope fallacy]]
* [[Modal scope fallacy]]
* [[Fallacy of four terms]]
* [[Four Terms Fallacy|Fallacy of four terms]]
* [[Illicit major]]
* [[Illicit major]]
* [[Illicit minor]]
* [[Illicit minor]]
* [[Negative conclusion from affirmative premises]]
* [[Negative conclusion from affirmative premises]]
* [[Fallacy of the undistributed middle]]
* [[Undistributed Middle|Fallacy of the undistributed middle]]
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* [[Equivocation]]
* [[Equivocation]]
* [[False equivalence]]
* [[False equivalence]]
* [[False attribution]]
* [[:Category:False attribution|False attribution]]
* [[Quoting out of context]]
* [[Quote Mine|Quoting out of context]]
* [[Loki's Wager]]
* [[Loki's Wager]]
* [[No true Scotsman]]
* [[No True Scotsman|No true Scotsman]]
* [[Reification (fallacy)|Reification]]
* [[Hypostatization|Reification]]


| group2 = Question-begging
| group2 = Question-begging
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* [[Circular reasoning]] / [[Begging the question]]
* [[Circular Reasoning|Circular reasoning]] / [[Begging the Question|Begging the question]]
* [[Loaded language]]
* [[Loaded Words|Loaded language]]
** [[Leading question]]
** [[Leading question]]
* [[Double-barreled question|Compound question]] / [[Loaded question]] / [[Complex question]]
* [[Double-barreled question|Compound question]] / [[Loaded question]] / [[Complex question]]
* [[No true Scotsman]]
* [[No True Scotsman|No true Scotsman]]


| group3 = Correlative-based
| group3 = Correlative-based
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| group5 = ''Secundum quid''
| group5 = ''Secundum quid''
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* [[Accident (fallacy)|Accident]]
* [[Association Fallacy|Accident]]
* [[Converse accident]]
* [[Converse accident]]


| group6 = Faulty generalization
| group6 = Faulty generalization
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* [[Anecdotal evidence]]
* [[Anecdotal Fallacy|Anecdotal evidence]]
* [[Sampling bias]]
* [[Sampling bias]]
** [[Cherry picking]]
** [[Cherry picking]]
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* [[Overwhelming exception]]
* [[Overwhelming exception]]


| group7 = [[Ambiguity]]
| group7 = Ambiguity
| list7 =
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* [[Fallacy of accent]]
* [[Fallacy of accent]]
* [[False precision]]
* [[False precision]]
* [[Moving the goalposts]]
* [[Moving the Goalposts|Moving the goalposts]]
* [[Quoting out of context]]
* [[Quote Mine|Quoting out of context]]
* [[Slippery slope]]
* [[Slippery Slope Fallacy|Slippery slope]]
* [[Sorites paradox]]
* [[Sorites paradox]]
* [[Syntactic ambiguity]]
* [[Syntactic ambiguity]]
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** ''[[Correlation does not imply causation|Cum hoc]]''
** ''[[Correlation does not imply causation|Cum hoc]]''
** ''[[Post hoc ergo propter hoc|Post hoc]]''
** ''[[Post hoc ergo propter hoc|Post hoc]]''
* [[Gambler's fallacy]]
* [[Gambler's Fallacy|Gambler's fallacy]]
** [[Inverse gambler's fallacy]]
** [[Inverse gambler's fallacy]]
* [[Regression fallacy]]
* [[Regression fallacy]]
* [[Fallacy of the single cause]]
* [[Fallacy of the single cause]]
* [[Slippery slope]]
* [[Slippery Slope Fallacy|Slippery slope]]
* [[Texas sharpshooter fallacy]]
* [[Sharpshooter Fallacy|Texas sharpshooter fallacy]]


| group9 = Appeal to emotion
| group9 = Appeal to emotion
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* [[Appeal to fear]]
* [[Appeal to Fear|Appeal to fear]]
* [[Appeal to flattery]]
* [[Appeal to Flattery|Appeal to flattery]]
* [[Appeal to novelty]]
* [[Appeal to Novelty|Appeal to novelty]]
* [[Appeal to pity]]
* [[Appeal to Pity|Appeal to pity]]
* [[Appeal to ridicule]]
* [[Appeal to ridicule]]
* [[Think of the children]]
* [[Think of the Children|Think of the children]]
* [[In-group favoritism]]
* [[In-group favoritism]]
* [[Invented here]] / [[Not invented here]]
* [[Invented here]] / [[Not invented here]]
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* [[Wisdom of repugnance]]
* [[Wisdom of repugnance]]


| group10 = Genetic fallacy
| group10 = [[Genetic Fallacy|Genetic fallacy]]
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| group1 = ''[[Ad Hominem|Ad hominem]]''
| group1 = ''[[Ad Hominem|Ad hominem]]''
| list1 =
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* [[Appeal to motive]]
* [[Appeal to motive]]<!-- -->
* [[Association fallacy]]
* [[Association Fallacy|Association fallacy]]
** ''[[Hitler Ate Sugar|Reductio ad Hitlerum]]''
** ''[[Hitler Ate Sugar|Reductio ad Hitlerum]]''
*** [[Godwin's law]]
*** [[Godwin's Law|Godwin's law]]
** ''[[Red-baiting]]''
** ''[[Red-baiting]]''<!-- -->
* [[Bulverism]]
* [[Bulverism]]<!-- Circular Reasoning meets Genetic Fallacy -->
* [[Poisoning the well]]
* [[Poisoning the well]]<!-- preemptive smearing of one's opponent -->
* [[Tone policing]]
* [[Tone policing]]<!-- criticizing one's opponent for expressing emotion -->
* ''[[Tu quoque]]''
* ''[[Tu quoque]]''
* [[Whataboutism]]
* [[Whataboutism]]<!-- answering a question with a different question -->


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* [[Argument from authority]]
* [[Appeal to Authority|Argument from authority]]
** [[Appeal to accomplishment]]
** [[Appeal to accomplishment]]<!-- stating one's opponent has not accomplished what one has accomplished -->
** ''[[Ipse dixit]]''
** ''[[Ipse dixit]]''<!-- "because I said so" -->
** [[Argumentum ad lazarum]] (Poverty) / [[Argumentum ad crumenam]] (Wealth)
** [[Argumentum ad lazarum]] (Poverty) / [[Appeal to Wealth|Argumentum ad crumenam]]<!-- "I'm right because I'm poor / rich" -->
* [[Etymological fallacy]]
* [[Etymological fallacy]]<!-- arguing about the meaning of a word used in one's opponent's argument -->
* [[Appeal to nature]]
* [[Appeal to nature]]<!-- claiming "natural" things are good _because_ they're "natural" -->
* [[Appeal to tradition]] / [[Appeal to novelty]]
* [[Appeal to Tradition|Appeal to tradition]] / [[Appeal to Novelty|Appeal to novelty]]
** [[Chronological snobbery]]
** [[Chronological snobbery]]<!-- "newer is better" -->
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| group11 = Appeal to consequences
| group11 = [[Appeal to Consequences|Appeal to consequences]]
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* ''[[Argumentum ad baculum]]''
* ''[[Appeal to Force|Argumentum ad baculum]]''
* [[Wishful thinking]]
* [[Wishful thinking]]


| group12 = Other fallacies of relevance
| group12 = Other fallacies of relevance
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| list12 =
* ''[[Ad nauseam]]''
* ''[[Argumentum Ad Nauseam|Ad nauseam]]''
** [[Sealioning]]
** [[Sealioning]]
* [[Argument to moderation]]
* [[Argument to moderation]]
* ''[[Argumentum ad populum]]''
* ''[[Argumentum ad populum]]''
* [[Appeal to the stone]] / [[Proof by assertion]]
* [[Argumentum Ad Lapidem|Appeal to the stone]] / [[Proof by assertion]]
* ''[[Irrelevant conclusion]]''
* ''[[Irrelevant conclusion]]''
* [[Appeal to the law]]
* [[Appeal to the law]]
* [[Argument from anecdote]]
* [[Anecdotal Fallacy|Argument from anecdote]]
* [[Argument from silence]]
* [[Argument from silence]]
* [[Invincible ignorance fallacy]]
* [[Invincible ignorance fallacy]]<!-- person refuses to listen; not what we call "Appeal to Ignorance" -->
* [[Moralistic fallacy]] / [[Naturalistic fallacy]]
* [[Moralistic fallacy]] / [[Naturalistic fallacy]]
* [[Motte-and-bailey fallacy]]
* [[Motte-and-bailey fallacy]]
* [[Rationalization]]
* [[Rationalization]]
* [[Red herring]]
* [[Red Herring|Red herring]]
** [[Two wrongs make a right]]
** [[Two wrongs make a right]]
* [[Special pleading]]
* [[Special pleading]]
* [[Straw man]]
* [[Strawman Fallacy|Straw man]]
* [[Cliché]]
* [[Cliché]]
* [[I'm entitled to my opinion]]
* [[I'm entitled to my opinion]]<!-- person says he has a right to his opinion, a.k.a. "let's agree to disagree" -->
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* This list of [[Logical Fallacies]] uses Wikipedia's names for the fallacies. Please do not change them.
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