Thinking Unclearly & Arguing Badly

 

Errors of Perspective

      

Unwarranted Assumptions

Either/or Outlook

Mindless Conformity

Absolutism

Relativism

Bias for/against change

 

Errors of Procedure

      

Biased Consideration of Evidence

Double Standard

Hasty Generalization

Overgeneralization / Stereotyping

Oversimplification

Post Hoc Fallacy

 

Errors of Expression

 

Contradiction

Arguing in a Circle

Meaningless Statement

Mistaken Authority

False Analogy

Irrational Appeal

 

Errors of Reaction

 

Attacking the Critic

Attacking a Straw Man

Automatic Rejection

Changing the Subject

Shifting the Burden of Proof