Emotional Appeal

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Category 4 Subfallacies 5 External Links 6 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Appeal to Emotion
• Appeal to Emotion and Desire
• Appeal to Emotions

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you try to influence people's beliefs by arousing emotions in them.

Category

• Red Herring
• Fallacy of Distraction related to emotion
• Irrelevancy

Subfallacies

• Ad Fidentia
• Appeal to Convenience
• Appeal to Envy
• Appeal to Faith
• Appeal to Fear
• Appeal to Flattery
• Appeal to Gravity
• Appeal to Hatred
• Appeal to Patriotism
• Appeal to Pity
• Appeal to Popularity
• Appeal to Pride
• Appeal to Ridicule
• Appeal to the Minority
• Argument from Outrage
• Prejudicial Language
• Scapegoating
• Two Wrongs Make a Right
• Wishful Thinking

External Links

• Fallacy Files [1]
• Bruce Thompson [2]
• Agnosticism/Atheism [3]

Examples in creationist arguments

See also the examples in the subfallacies.