Fallacies of Faulty Reasoning

false analogy

compares two things that are not alike in significant respects or have critical points of difference

hasty generalization

draws a conclusion about a class based on too few or atypical examples

false cause

   post hoc

mistakes temporal succession for causal sequence

   single cause fallacies

occurs when an advocate attributes only one cause to a complex problem

slippery slope

assumes, without evidence, that a given event is the first in a series of steps that will lead inevitably to some outcome.