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Package-deal fallacy: when two or more things have been linked together by tradition or culture are said to stay that way forever

Ad hominem: attacking the personal instead of the argument.

Argumentum ad populum: where a proposition is claimed to be true solely because many people believe it to be true

Association fallacy & Guilt by association

Appeal to consequences: a specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument concludes a premise is either true or false based on whether the premise leads to desirable or undesirable consequences for a particular party

Appeal to emotion: where an argument is made due to the manipulation of emotions, rather than the use of valid reasoning

Appeal to fear: a specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side

Appeal to spite: a specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made through exploiting people's bitterness or spite towards an opposing party


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