A fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone's origin rather than its current meaning or context.

(logic) A pattern of reasoning which is always wrong, due to a flaw in the structure of the argument.

plural of pathetic fallacy

A metaphor which consists in treating inanimate objects or concepts as if they were human beings, for instance having thoughts or feelings.

Alternative form of logical fallacy

plural of logic fallacy

(logic) argumentum ad populum.

A fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes. / A formal fallacy.

A fallacy due to a misunderstanding or misapplication of concepts, or of the relationships between concepts.

A presumption that if something is true of part(s) of a whole, then it is true of the whole itself.