CentralNotice List of fallacies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article may contain improper references to self-published sources . Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources , where they are used inappropriately. (October 2014) For specific popular misconceptions, see List of common misconceptions . A fallacy is incorrect argument in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity , or more generally, a lack of soundness . Fallacies are either formal fallacies or informal fallacies . 1 Formal fallacies 1.1 Propositional fallacies 1.2 Quantification fallacies 1.3 Formal syllogistic fallacies 2 Informal fallacies 2.1 Faulty generalizations 2.2 Red herring fallacies 3 Conditional or questionable fallacies 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links Formal f...