People often make several mistakes during arguments

Common Argument Mistakes

Certainly! People often make several mistakes during arguments. 

Here are some of the most common ones:

Ad Hominem Attacks: Attacking the person instead of addressing the argument itself.

Straw Man Fallacy: Misrepresenting the other person's position to make it easier to attack.

Appeal to Emotion: Trying to manipulate an emotional response instead of presenting a logical argument.

Confirmation Bias: Only paying attention to information that confirms one's preconceptions.

Circular Reasoning: Making a claim and then using that claim as its own justification.

Overgeneralization: Making broad statements based on limited evidence.

Slippery Slope: Assuming a relatively small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of related events with significant impact.

False Dichotomy: Presenting only two options when more exist.

Hasty Generalization: Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.

Red Herring: Introducing irrelevant topics to divert attention from the subject at hand.

Appeal to Authority: Using the opinion of an authority as evidence without supporting facts.

Bandwagon Fallacy: Arguing something is right because "everyone is doing it".

Post Hoc Fallacy: Assuming that because B follows A, A caused B.

Tu Quoque (You Too) Fallacy: Dismissing someone's viewpoint on an issue because they are inconsistent in some way.

Not Listening: Failing to listen to the other party's points, which can lead to miscommunication and escalation.

Overconfidence: Believing one's opinion is superior without considering or understanding opposing viewpoints.

It's important to recognize these mistakes in ourselves and others to have more productive and constructive discussions.