Loaded Question
the gambler
black-or-white
False Equivalence
middle ground
composition/division
Special Pleading
Appeal to pity
anecdotal
begging the question
a circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise.
in which an equivalence is drawn between two subjects based on flawed or false reasoning- inconsistency. "comparing apples and oranges."
Moving the goalposts to create exceptions when a claim is shown to be false
assuming that what's true about one part of something has to be applied to all, or other, parts of it.
A loaded question or complex question fallacy is a question that contains a controversial or unjustified assumption (such as, a presumption of guilt).
Where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.
because compromising is good, finding a middle ground between two extremes–despite any indisputable facts being presented–must be reached to produce the truth.
believing that 'runs' occur to statistically independent phenomena such as roulette wheel spins.
also called argumentum ad misericordiam, the sob story, or the Galileo argument: fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting one's opponent's feelings of pity or guilt. It is a specific kind of appeal to emotion.
using personal experience or an isolated example instead of a valid argument, especially to dismiss statistics.