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Slippery Slope

If we allow same-sex couples to marry, it will lead to people marrying their pets
Hasty Generalization
I met one rude person from that country, so everyone from that country must be rude.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
I drank bottled water and now I am sick, so the water must have made me sick.
Genetic Fallacy
The Volkswagen Beetle is an evil car because it was originally designed by Hitler's army.
Begging the Claim (Circular argument)
The Bible is true because the Bible says so
Ad hominem
Green Peace's strategies aren't effective because they are all dirty, lazy hippies.
Ad populum/Bandwagon Appeal
If you were a true American you would support the rights of people to choose whatever vehicle they want.
Red Herring
The level of mercury in seafood may be unsafe, but what will fishers do to support their families?
Straw Man
People who don't support the proposed state minimum wage increase hate the poor.
Moral Equivalence
That parking attendant who gave me a ticket is as bad as Hitler.
If we legalize marijuana, it will lead to an increase in drug addiction and other social problems.
I tried one product from that brand, and it was terrible, so all their products must be terrible.
Every time I wear my lucky shirt, my team wins. Therefore, my lucky shirt must be the reason my team wins.
I don't believe that scientific theory because it was first proposed by a person who was later discredited for other reasons

The death penalty is morally wrong because it is a form of legalized murder.


I don't have to listen to his opinion because he's just a low-level employee.
Everyone knows that vaccines are dangerous, so we shouldn't vaccinate our children.
Yes, I made a mistake, but it's not as bad as what the other person did.
You're against the death penalty? So, you want to let murderers and rapists run free in our society.
Animal rights activists who vandalize labs are just as bad as the scientists who experiment on animals

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