1. Begging the Question: Cats are stupid because everyone knows dogs are the smartest pets
2. Ad Hominem: She said she love her boyfriend but she doesn’t believe cream cheese belongs on bagels so does she really love him
3. Equivocation: Traffic cones are orange, Donald Trump is orange, therefor Donald Trump is a traffic cone
4. Slippery Slope: I don’t speak two languages. Only people who can speak two languages get the best jobs. I’ll never get a good job. I’ll become homeless. I’ll die alone.
5. Tu Qouque: Neutrogena says they care about animals, yet they still test their products on animals
6. Straw Man: I told my boyfriend i saw his messages to the other girl he’s sleeping with and then he yelled “wow so i guess you don’t respect my privacy ”
7. Non-Sequiter: there are gasoline chemicals in cigarettes, if you’re willing to smoke a cigarette then you’re willing to drink gasoline
8. False Dichotomy : Either you’re vegan or you hate animals
9. Argument from Ignorance: Fish don’t scream, so they must not feel pain
10. Red Herring: ( question )So what are police going to do about the African American teen who was wrongly incarcerated? (Answer) We at the sac city college police department understand this is a sensitive time for our students and the African American community. Should you feel unsafe or concerned we are here for you.
11. Scare Tactic: My father is one of the biggest benefactors to this university. I’m sure he would feel differently about donating if his child were expelled from this school.
12. Unrepresentative Sample: I took one class at ARC and most people in the class were rude. I suppose everyone at ARC is rude.

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