Logical Fallacies

Appeal to emotion uses “good feelings” to persuade a person’s thinking, for instance, “This dress looks so good on you. Look how your husband is looking at you!”

The same can be used for bad feelings, such as focusing on the negative side of the situation to give the impression that everything about the person or situation is bad.

Appeal to fear is a threatening fallacy to scare someone into thinking a certain way by using a physical, emotional, or spiritual threat. Example: “I know that you have sinned, therefore you will burn in hell if you do not repent!”

Many questions is a fallacy that people use as a distraction from the argument. For example, “What would you like for me to bring to the party? Do you like sliders? How about cocktail wieners? Should I bake or fry the squash? Is there any way you can drive me there?”

Overwhelming someone with interrogative energy confuses them and sways the speaker away from the questions, perhaps ignoring and carrying on.

Wishful thinking is common for people to do without even realizing it. Wishing for something to be true can actually lead to becoming true to avoid being in denial. “Everyone loves summer weather!”