Common logical fallacies

Fallacies reviewers look for

• Non sequitur: a conclusion that doesn't follow from its premises.
• Straw man: rebutting a distorted version of a claim instead of the claim itself.
• Ad hominem: attacking the person making a claim rather than the claim.
• Appeal to authority: treating a claim as true because of who said it, not the evidence.
• False dilemma: presenting two options as the only possibilities when others exist.
• Circular reasoning: using the conclusion as one of its own premises.
• Hasty generalization: drawing a broad conclusion from too little evidence.
• Red herring: introducing an irrelevant point to distract from the question.