Fallacies of RelevanceMoves that change the subject while appearing to answer it.Communications & MediaNamed moves, and what each substitutes for the argument.Attacking elsewhereAd hominem: the person, not the claimTu quoque: you do it tooStraw man: a weaker version refutedGenetic: dismissing by originPoisoning the well: discredit in advancePressure in place of proofAppeal to force or consequencesAppeal to popularityAppeal to unqualified authorityAppeal to pity as the whole caseRed herring: a livelier subjectNot every appeal to authority is fallacious. Citing a qualified expert intheir field is ordinary good reasoning.Fallacies of Relevancelearnposters.com
Fallacies of Relevance — printable humanities wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Fallacies of Relevance poster

10 entries in 2 groups.

Named moves, and what each substitutes for the argument.

Not every appeal to authority is fallacious. Citing a qualified expert in their field is ordinary good reasoning.

Questions about the Fallacies of Relevance poster

What’s on the Fallacies of Relevance poster?
10 entries in 2 groups. Named moves, and what each substitutes for the argument. Attacking elsewhere: Ad hominem: the person, not the claim, Tu quoque: you do it too,…; Pressure in place of proof: Appeal to force or consequences, Appeal to popularity, Ap…. Not every appeal to authority is fallacious. Citing a qualified expert in their field is ordinary good reasoning.
Who is the Fallacies of Relevance poster for?
Fallacies of Relevance belongs to the Communications & Media section rather than to a school year, because humanities is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning rhetoric & argument can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Fallacies of Relevance poster?
When a reply feels forceful but has not touched the argument. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Fallacies of Relevance belongs on the wall where that humanities work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Fallacies of Relevance?
Kinds of Claim, The Five Canons and Deduction & Induction sit alongside Fallacies of Relevance in the Communications & Media section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Kinds of ClaimThe Five CanonsDeduction & Induction
Is the Fallacies of Relevance poster free to download and print?
Yes. Fallacies of Relevance downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Communications & Media section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Fallacies of Relevance poster print at?
Fallacies of Relevance is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Fallacies of Relevance loses nothing.Printing guide

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