Appeal to fear
An appeal to fear is a logical fallacy that occurs when a debater tries to scare people away from an opinion.
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The fallacy is an appeal to consequences, an appeal to emotion, and an informal fallacy.
Alternate names
- argumentum ad metum
- argumentum in terrorem
- argument from intimidation
- scare tactic
Form
- P1: X is scary.
- P2: (unstated) Scary things are bad.
- C: X is bad.
gollark: Quite possibly.
gollark: Perhaps *you* can't see it, and are *subliminally* working for pizza companies.
gollark: (well, can't see it consciously)
gollark: That is what subliminal means, even.
gollark: Yes. It's so subliminal most people can't see it.
See also
- FUD
- Argumentum ad baculum
- Appeal to confidence
- Argumentum ad vanitatem
- Appeal to consequences
External links
- See the Wikipedia article on Appeal to fear.
- Appeal to Fear, Bruce Thompson
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