post hoc - I saw a star and I made a wish to pass my exam. The wish then came true and I passed my exam. My wish became true because I wished upon a star., false dilemma  - If you’re so smart, how come you ain’t rich?, circular argument / begging the question - Women should be able to choose to terminate a pregnancy, so abortion should be legal., ad populum - Of course Justin Bieber has talent! Millions of fans can’t possibly be wrong!, hasty generalisation - The members of the campus Glee club prefer to use the activity fund for a film series on birds. So, probably a majority of the two thousand students would prefer a film series on birds., straw man - We should ensure that the police are held accountable for their actions like other citizens. –“Because police are bad?”, appeal to ignorance - I do not have much information on this except the general statement of the agency that there is nothing in the files to disprove his Communist connections. Statement by Senator Joseph McCarthy when he was asked for evidence to back up his accusation that a certain person was a communist.,

Common Logical fallacies

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