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Ad hominem
Arguing against the opponent rather than their argument
Slippery Slope
Making a prediction that if what the opponent is advocating will cause much more to happen (usually this link is far fetched)
Genetic Fallacy
Arguing that a claim is true or false on the basis of it's origin
Straw Man
Taking the opponents argument and disfiguring its real intention into one that can be easily beaten
Appeal to Tradition
Arguing that something must be true (or good) because it is a part of an established tradition