False Dilemma: two choices are given when in fact there are three
or more
From Ignorance: because something is not known to be true, it is
assumed to be false
Slippery Slope: assumed that increasingly unacceptable
consequences will follow
Complex Question: two unrelated points are conjoined as a
single proposition
Begging the Question: the truth of the conclusion is assumed by
the premises
Irrelevant Conclusion: an argument in defense of one conclusion
instead proves another conclusion
Straw Man: the author attacks a
weaker argument than the opposition's best argument
Global Warming and Ignorance!