Appeal to Emotions Fallacy Flashcards
1
Q
Attempting to use emotional attitude toward situation to accept a truth claim about situation - irrelevant to actual claim
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2
Q
Many variations - appeal to pity - appeal to fear - appeal to guilt - appeal to the heart
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3
Q
CLICHE -
“this is a matter of life and death”
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4
Q
CLICHE -
“it’s the right thing to do”
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5
Q
CLICHE -
“think of the children”
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6
Q
CLICHE -
“It’s us against them”
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7
Q
CLICHE -
“to do otherwise would be heartless”
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