{
  "catalog_id": "iep_fallacies",
  "domain": "LOGICAL_FALLACY",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "rules_count": 15,
  "default_weight": 1.0,
  "rules": [
    {
      "id": "IEP-1.1",
      "name": "Ad Hominem (Abusive / Circumstantial)",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "Attacking an opponent's character, background, appearance, or motives instead of engaging with their substantive argument."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-1.2",
      "name": "Tu Quoque / Whataboutism",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "Deflecting criticism by accusing the accuser of hypocrisy or raising unrelated counter-allegations."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-1.3",
      "name": "Poisoning the Well",
      "sev": 4,
      "desc": "Preemptively presenting adverse information about an opponent to discredit anything they might say beforehand."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-1.4",
      "name": "Genetic Fallacy",
      "sev": 2,
      "desc": "Judging the validity of an idea purely on the basis of its origin or source history rather than its merits."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-2.1",
      "name": "Begging the Question (Petitio Principii)",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "An argument whose premises assume the truth of the conclusion they are supposed to prove."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-2.2",
      "name": "False Dilemma / Forced Dichotomy",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "Presenting complex, nuanced situations as an either/or choice while ignoring viable middle grounds."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-2.3",
      "name": "Loaded Question",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "Asking a question containing an unproven, incriminating presumption that cannot be answered simply without admitting guilt."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-2.4",
      "name": "Cherry-Picking (Texas Sharpshooter)",
      "sev": 4,
      "desc": "Highlighting only confirming evidence or favorable outliers while ignoring vast contradictory data."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-3.1",
      "name": "Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "Assuming that because Event B occurred after Event A, Event A must have caused Event B."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-3.2",
      "name": "Correlation as Causation",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "Treating statistical correlation between two variables as definitive proof that one causes the other."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-3.3",
      "name": "Hasty Generalization",
      "sev": 2,
      "desc": "Drawing a broad conclusion from a sample that is too small or unrepresentative."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-3.4",
      "name": "Slippery Slope",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "Claiming that a minor initial step will inevitably trigger a disastrous chain reaction without proving each link."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-4.1",
      "name": "Appeal to Fear (In Terrorem)",
      "sev": 4,
      "desc": "Using fabricated, exaggerated, or apocalyptic terror scenarios to coerce acceptance of a claim."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-4.2",
      "name": "Appeal to False Authority",
      "sev": 3,
      "desc": "Citing the opinion of a celebrity, non-expert, or authority in an unrelated field as definitive proof."
    },
    {
      "id": "IEP-5.1",
      "name": "Straw Man Argument",
      "sev": 4,
      "desc": "Misrepresenting, exaggerating, or oversimplifying an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack."
    }
  ]
}