Straw Man Argument: A logically fallacious argument attacking your opponent’s position based on the fact that they don’t have a brain.

Tin Man Argument: A logically fallacious argument attacking your opponent’s position based on the fact that they don’t have a heart.

Cowardly Lion Argument: A logically fallacious argument attacking your opponent’s position based on the fact that they are not brave.

Dorothy Argument: A logically fallacious belief that your position is made stronger by ending all of your arguments with “and your little dog, Toto, too.”

Tuesday, March 16, 2010