Writing Workshop: Logical Fallacies

• Falling numbers of pirates, rising global temperature
• Correlation vs. Causation
• Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

Selected Logical Fallacies

• False Dichotomy
• Ad Hominem
• Non Sequitur
• Hasty Generalization
• Circular Reasoning
• Red Herring
• Loading the Question
• Slippery Slope
• Post Hoc (Ergo Proper Hoc)