Fallacies 43Accident— applying general rules to specific cases.
Special Case—creating an absolute general rule from a few
examples.
Begging the question—stating your conclusion in your premise
then proving your premise, going round and round.
False cause— assuming a cause and effect relationship where
there is none.
Fallacy of the consequent— assuming that if A causes B, then
B must cause A.
Complex question— asking more than one question at a time
or stating the question in such a way so as to preclude a correct
answer.
Tu Quoque— invalidating a premise because the poser cannot
live up to it.
Ignoring the issue— side-stepping the issue and making a
cogent argument about another matter.