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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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* [[Loki's Wager]]
* [[Loki's Wager]]
* [[No True Scotsman|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|Circular reasoning]] / [[Begging the Question|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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* [[Moving the Goalposts|Moving the goalposts]]
* [[Moving the Goalposts|Moving the goalposts]]
* [[Quote Mine|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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* [[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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* [[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]]''
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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|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) / [[Appeal to Wealth|Argumentum ad crumenam]]
** [[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|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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* ''[[Ad nauseam]]''
* ''[[Argumentum Ad Nauseam|Ad nauseam]]''
** [[Sealioning]]
** [[Sealioning]]
* [[Argument to moderation]]
* [[Argument to moderation]]
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* [[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]]

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