Fallacies & Rhetorical Traps

1Attacking the Person Instead of the ArgumentEven someone you despise can be rightBeginner

2False Dilemmas and Slippery SlopesTwo of the most common ways an argument smuggles in a hidden assumptionBeginner

3Survivorship Bias: The Data You Never SeeThe most dangerous evidence is the evidence that isn't thereIntermediate

4Motivated Reasoning: Smart People Fool Themselves BetterIntelligence doesn't protect you — it gives you better tools to rationalizeAdvanced