Logic Lizards
Choose your Lizard.
Each one is a reasoning trap. Learn to recognize it, then answer it fairly.
Straw man
Straw Man Stan
Misrepresents someone's position to make it easier to attack.
Slippery slope
Slippery-Slope Sam
Claims one step will set off an unsupported chain ending in disaster.
Red herring
Red-Herring Hank
Diverts attention from the issue under discussion instead of addressing it.
Overgeneralization
Overgeneralizing Ollie
Stretches a claim beyond the scope its evidence supports.
Hasty generalization
Hasty Harry
Jumps to a conclusion from too few or unrepresentative cases.
False cause
False-Cause Felix
Treats timing or correlation as proof that one thing caused another.
False dilemma
Either-Or Eddie
Pretends there are only two options when the context shows others.
Circular reasoning
Circular Sally
Supports a claim with reasons that already assume it.
Bandwagon
Bandwagon Brenda
Treats popularity as proof that something is true, good or right.
Ad hominem
Ad Hominem Hannah
Dismisses an argument by attacking the person instead of the reasoning.
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