
1. Amazing bad analogy
You can teach a dog to fetch a stick. Therefore you can teach a potato to dance.
2. Faulty cause and effect.
On the basis of observation, wearing huge pants makes you fat
3. I am the world.
I don’t listen to country music. Therefore, country music is not popular.
4. Ignoring everything that science knows about the brain.
People choose to be obese/gay/alcoholic because they prefer the life style.
5. The few are the same as the whole.
Some Germans are animal rights activists. Some Germans wear fur coats. All Germans are hypocrites.
6. Generalizing from self.
I’m a liar. Therefore I don’t believe what you say.
7. Argument by bizarre definition.
He’s not a criminal. He just does thing that are against the law.
8. Total logic disconnect.
I enjoy pasta because my house is made of bricks
9. Judgment without comparison to alternatives.
I don’t invest in government bonds. Theirs is to much risk.
10. Anything you don’t understand is easy to do.
If you have the right tools, how hard is it to build a super tanker in your shed?
11. Ignorance of statistics.
I’m putting ALL my money on the lottery this week because the jackpot is so big.
12. Ignoring the downside risk.
I know free base jumping could kill me, but it’s three seconds of fun.
13. Substituting quotes for common sense.
“All things come to those who wait”. So don’t look for a job.
14. Irrelevant comparison.
Fifty pound for a toaster is a good price, compared to a Rolls Royce.
15. Circular reasoning.
I’m correct because I’m smarter than you. I must be smarter than you because I’m correct.
16. Incompleteness as proof of defect.
The theory of gravity doesn’t address the question of why there are no unicorns. So its wrong.
17. Ignoring the advice of experts for no good reason.
The experts say you should not ride a unicycle in to the eye wall of a hurricane… but I have my owne theory
18. Following the advice of known idiots.
Uncle Billy says eating beans makes you smarter. That’s good enough advice for me!
19. Reaching Bizarre conclusions without any information.
The car won’t start. The spark plugs have been stolen by the pixies.
20. Faulty pattern recognition.
His last seven wives were murdered mysteriously….. We’re engaged now.
21. Failure to recognize the important point.
My house is on fire! Quick, call the post office and cancel my mail!
22. Over use of the Occam’s razor principal.
The simplest explanation for the moon landings is that they were hoaxes.
23. Ignoring anecdotal evidence.
It has been proved that eating spicy food makes you fart, but the data is not reliable. I will continue to eat spicy food at every meal to see if it’s true.
24. Unclear concept of sunk costs
We’ve spent millions on a aqualung for fish. We can’t stop investing in it now!
26. Inability to understand that some things have multiple causes.
The Beatles were popular because of one reason only : they were good singers.
27. Judging the whole by one of its characteristics.
The sun causes sunburn. We would be better off without the sun.
28. Blinding flashes of the obvious.
If we all had lots of money, we’d all be rich!
29. Blaming the tool.
I bought this encyclopedia, but I’m still stupid. The encyclopedia must be defective.
29. Reality failure.
I get my opinions from a talking frog.
30. Taking things to their illogical conclusion
If you let a barber cut your heir, the next thing it will be your arms.
31. Failure to understand that rules don’t have exceptions.
Its OK to drive on the wrong side of the road.
32. Proof by lack of evidence.
I’ve never seen you drunk. So you must be Amish.