Bigfoot Fallacies

Type	Definition	Reason
Appeal to Misleading Authority	Using an authority to affirm a conclusion when the authority is not expert enough, in the context, to assure the conclusion.	He puts in the title that he’s a police officer and is ex-military, and later says “I am educated, am of sound mind, and am not wasting my efforts here on a hoax of any sort,” and he says that because of these positions, the reader should trust that he’s reliable.
Hasty Generalization	A conclusion is drawn from too small a sample of evidence.	This guy saw what he thought was a bear at night. But then when it stood and left on two feet, he assumed that this meant that it couldn’t be a bear, when, in fact, bears do sometimes walk on two feet.
Anecdotal Fallacy/ Misleading Vividness	A Hasty Generalization that relies on the availability heuristic (we generalize from vivid stories more readily).	He gives a very “’twas a dark and stormy night” description of everything, making it read almost like a passage from a book rather than a report of a sighting.
Accent	The way you emphasize a word makes the conclusion seem more true.	“I saw a creature rise up on TWO legs and begin to move…”
Bandwagon	A popular idea is correct.	“First of all, it was the discovery of this website and report submission form which inspired me to come forward and reveal my sighting incident. I have held off for over four years for fear of accusations of incompetence and lunacy-- after all, who doesn't poke fun at the "freaks" who tell of UFO and Bigfoot incidents?” He seeks validation from a group of people who allegedly believe stories like his.

ARTICLE USED: https://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=680