Ad Hominem
Latin “for to the man”-attacking the arguer and not the person; also known as mudslinging
Arguments
Assertions made based on facts, statistics, logical, or objective reasoning; hard evidence
Appeal to ignorance
The claim that whatever has not been proved
Begging the question
Also called assuming the answer
Non-sequitur
Latin for “it doesn’t follow” e.g., “our nation will prevail if we eat more eggs”
Ethos
An appeal to ethics
Logos
An appeal to logic
Pathos
Return for deep emotion, passion, or suffering- an appeal to emotion
Post hoc.
Latin for “it happened after, so it was caused by.