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An '''appeal to emotion''' is a [[fallacy]] which uses the 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 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. [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] | + | 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. |
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://www.fallacyfiles.org/emotiona.html Emotional Appeal] - from the Fallacy Files | *[http://www.fallacyfiles.org/emotiona.html Emotional Appeal] - from the Fallacy Files | ||
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]] | [[Category:Logical Fallacies]] | ||
[[Category:Liberal Traits]] | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] | ||
Revision as of 16:10, February 14, 2011
An appeal to emotion is a fallacy which uses the manipulation of the recipient's emotions, rather than valid logic, to win an argument. The 'Appeal to Emotion' fallacy assumes that truth and positive emotions are aligned.[1] 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.
References
Links
- Emotional Appeal - from the Fallacy Files
