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→Honor by association: Galileo gambit
*Therefore, ''P'' is true.
*Therefore, ''P'' is true.
Guilt by association and honor by association are fallacious for the same reason. For example, the mere fact that someone good at sports is an atheist or a homosexual says nothing about whether God exists or whether homosexuality is moral. The term '''association fallacy''' covers both guilt by association and honor by association.
Guilt by association and honor by association are fallacious for the same reason. For example, the mere fact that someone good at sports is an atheist or a homosexual says nothing about whether God exists or whether homosexuality is moral. The term '''association fallacy''' covers both guilt by association and honor by association.
===The Galileo gambit===
A form of honor by association is the '''Galileo gambit''', in which a person tries to deflect criticism by saying, for example, that [[Galileo]] was also attacked and ridiculed. The Galileo gambit is a fallacy because the fact that Galileo was attacked and ridiculed does not prove that everyone who is attacked and ridiculed will ultimately be proved right. The Galileo gambit takes the following form:
*''A'' is both ''X'' and ''Y.''
*''B'' is ''X.''
*Therefore, ''B'' is ''Y.''
==References==
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