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types of appeals to emotion
An '''appeal to emotion''' is a [[fallacy]] which uses the [[emotional manipulation|manipulation]] of the recipient's [[emotion]]s, rather than valid [[logic]], to win an argument.
An '''appeal to emotion''' is a [[fallacy]] which uses the [[emotional manipulation|manipulation]] of the recipient's [[emotion]]s, rather than valid [[logic]], to win an argument.
The 'Appeal to Emotion' fallacy assumes that truth and positive emotions are aligned.<ref>[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchangingminds.org%2Fdisciplines%2Fargument%2Ffallacies%2Fappeal_emotion.htm&ei=rQQbSc7zHISc8QTa0KShDg&usg=AFQjCNEWxTpRinRCmLKgh_P_3SK0Y-TPZQ&sig2=n9fq1yjEoskJBhL2-NS3Fg]</ref> For example, homosexual activists arguing for [[same-sex marriage]] know that they cannot win on logic, so they play on the listeners' emotions to sway the listeners' judgment.
The 'Appeal to Emotion' fallacy assumes that truth and positive emotions are aligned.<ref>[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchangingminds.org%2Fdisciplines%2Fargument%2Ffallacies%2Fappeal_emotion.htm&ei=rQQbSc7zHISc8QTa0KShDg&usg=AFQjCNEWxTpRinRCmLKgh_P_3SK0Y-TPZQ&sig2=n9fq1yjEoskJBhL2-NS3Fg]</ref> For example, homosexual activists arguing for [[same-sex marriage]] know that they cannot win on logic, so they play on the listeners' emotions to sway the listeners' judgment.
Appeals to emotion include:
*Appeal to disgust
*Appeal to envy
*Appeal to fear
*Appeal to hatred
*Appeal to pity
*Appeal to pride (in which appeal to emotion overlaps with another fallacy, [[appeal to personal interest]])
*[[Wishful thinking]]
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