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Causal Fallacies
Disciplines > Argument > Fallacies > Fallacies
One of the key ways we persuade is by demonstrating cause, that A causes B. When cause is used within an argument, yet there is something wrong with it, then we are committing a causal fallacy.
- Begging the Question: Circular reasoning to prove assumed premise.
- False Cause: A causes B (but no proof).
- False Effect: A is assumed to cause B. B is proven wrong, so A is wrong.
- Insignificance: Making a minor cause seem major.
- Post Hoc: X follows Y. Therefore X is caused by Y.
- Slippery Slope: Loosely connected statements with ridiculous conclusion.
See also
Cause-and-effect reasoning
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