Appeal to Ridicule

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

Synonyms

• ad hominem ridicule
• Appeal to Humor
• Appeal to Mockery
• Appeal to Ridicule
• Horse Laugh
• Humor and Ridicule
• Refutation by Caricature

Explanation

Making fun of one's opponent's claims without really damaging them. This can be used in a pure form (then it is also ad Lapidem) or combined with a Straw Man.

Category

• Attacking the Person

External Links

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [1]
• Wikipedia [2]
• Nizkor Project [3]

Examples in creationist arguments

• Were you there?
• Charles Darwin was caricatured with a monkey's body, rather than the body of our common hominid ancestor.