The LogicQuest cast

Each friend shows you one idea by how they act. Meet them all and see how the ideas fit together.

1. Ad Hominem Hannibal Attacking the arguer, not the argument Read the story →
2. Strawman Stella Misrepresenting the opponent's argument Read the story →
3. Slippery-Slope Sam Chaining dire consequences from a small first step Read the story →
4. Appeal-to-Authority Auntie Citing irrelevant / unqualified authority as proof Read the story →
5. Red-Herring Reggie Deflecting to an irrelevant topic Read the story →
6. Circular-Reasoning Cici Assuming the conclusion in the premise Read the story →
7. False-Dichotomy Fia Presenting only two options when more exist Read the story →
8. Bandwagon Bran Truth-by-popularity Read the story →
9. Sunk-Cost Cyril Refusing to change course because of past investment Read the story →
10. Whataboutism Wanda Deflecting criticism via someone else's wrongdoing Read the story →
11. Equivocator Eva Sliding a word's meaning mid-argument Read the story →
12. Tu-Quoque Tessa "You too!" — dismissing criticism by accusing the critic of the same thing Read the story →
13. Modus-Ponens Mo If P then Q; P; ∴ Q Read the story →
14. Modus-Tollens Tara If P then Q; ¬Q; ∴ ¬P Read the story →
15. Syllogism Solon All M are P; all S are M; ∴ all S are P Read the story →
16. Disjunctive-Syllogism Dior P ∨ Q; ¬P; ∴ Q Read the story →

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