informal fallacy en · NOUN
Meanings
- A fallacy whose error cannot be represented by the symbols used in formal logic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| informal fallacies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
intentional fallacy · genetic fallacy · ignoratio elenchi · oversimplification · argument from incredulity · Texas sharpshooter fallacy · appeal to tradition · continuum fallacy · denying the correlative · tone policing · Kafkatrap · cherry picking · traitorous critic fallacy · argumentum ad consequentiam · gambler's fallacy · tu quoque · argumentum ad nauseam · appeal to emotion · historical fallacy · two wrongs make a right · post hoc · argumentum ad passiones · magical thinking · argumentum ad ignorantiam · ad baculum · association fallacy · poison the well · hasty generalization · historian's fallacy · furtive fallacy · package-deal fallacy · vacuous truth · chronological snobbery · appeal to the stone · suppressed correlative · false authority · false compromise · argumentum ad crumenam · argumentum ad hominem · argumentum ad verecundiam · argumentum ad feminam · guilty by association · pooh-pooh · argumentum ad dictionarium · argument to moderation · golden mean fallacy · ecological fallacy · argumentum ad populum · appeal to accomplishment · moralistic fallacy · Bulverism · appeal to novelty · ipse dixit · argumentum ad judicium · naturalistic fallacy · argumentum ad Lazarum · false dilemma · broken window fallacy · divine fallacy · begging the question · faulty generalization · cum hoc ergo propter hoc · reverse causation · argumentum ad fidem · false analogy · inductive fallacy · false equivalence · circular reasoning · motte-and-bailey fallacy · appeal to nature · equivocation · wishful thinking · ad hominem · argumentum ad invidiam · straw man