genetic fallacy
fallacy of irrelevance that is based solely on someone's or something's history, origin, or source rather than its current meaning or context
ad hominem
fallacious argumentative strategy that avoids genuine discussion of the topic by instead attacking the character, motive etc. of the person(s) associated with the argument
argument from authority
a form of defeasible argument in which a claimed authority's support is used as evidence for an argument's conclusion
appeal to loyalty
a logical fallacy committed when the premise of an argument uses a perceived need for loyalty of some sort to distract from the issue being discussed
appeal to accomplishment
informal fallacy
appeal to motive
a pattern of argument which consists in challenging a thesis by calling into question the motives of its proposer
etymological fallacy
genetic fallacy that holds that the present-day meaning of a word or phrase should necessarily be similar to its historical meaning