Charlie: Illegal posting and sharing of songs online is crippling the music industry. Bob: You couldn't be more wrong; the music industry is doing just fine. I can't believe you think the government should be allowed to regulate what I share with my "friends." No one wants a world where I can't loan a book to my girlfriend, let my roommate borrow my iPod, or share a funny meme with my blog followers.*

A) Hasty Generalization: An inference drawn from insufficient evidence.

B) Ad Hominem: In Latin, this means to the man. When you attach a person’s character instead of the quality of his/her ideas. Tu quoque is a specific type of ad hominem when you basically call someone a hypocrite instead of debating his/her ideas.

C) Appeal to False Authority: Presenting an unqualified person or institution as a source of credible information.

D) Straw Man: misrepresenting or twisting someone’s argument so it’s easier to attack and knock down.