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Appeal to authority — An appeal to authority or argument by authority is a type of argument in logic called a fallacy. It bases the truth value of an assertion on the authority, knowledge, expertise, or position of the person asserting it. It is also known as argument … Wikipedia
Appeal to ridicule — Appeal to ridicule, also called the Horse Laugh [ [http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal to ridicule.html Nizkor Project Appeal to Ridicule] ] , is a logical fallacy which presents the opponent s argument in a way that appears… … Wikipedia
Appeal to consequences — Appeal to consequences, also known as argumentum ad consequentiam (Latin: argument to the consequences ), is an argument that concludes a premise (typically a belief) to be either true or false based on whether the premise leads to desirable or… … Wikipedia
Appeal to nature — is a commonly seen fallacy of relevance consisting of a claim that something is good or right because it is natural, or that something is bad or wrong because it is unnatural. In this type of fallacy nature is often implied as an ideal or desired … Wikipedia
appeal — [ə pēl′] vt. [ME apelen < OFr apeler < L appellare, to accost, apply to, appeal; iterative < appellere, to prepare < ad , to + pellere: see FELT1] 1. to make a request to a higher court for the rehearing or review of (a case) 2. Obs.… … English World dictionary
appeal — ap·peal 1 /ə pēl/ n [Old French apel, from apeler to call, accuse, appeal, from Latin appellare]: a proceeding in which a case is brought before a higher court for review of a lower court s judgment for the purpose of convincing the higher court… … Law dictionary
Appeal (disambiguation) — Appeal may refer to:* Appeal ndash; in law an appeal is a challenge of a judicial judgement to a higher authority, usually called an appellate court. * Appeal (motion) ndash; in parliamentary procedure an appeal is a challenge of the chair s… … Wikipedia
Appeal to motive — is a pattern of argument which consists in challenging a thesis by calling into question the motives of its proposer. It can be considered as a special case of the ad hominem circumstantial argument. As such, this type of argument may be a… … Wikipedia
Appeal to emotion — is a fallacy which uses the manipulation of the recipient s emotions, rather than valid logic, to win an argument. This kind of appeal to emotion is a type of red herring and encompasses several logical fallacies, including: * Appeal to… … Wikipedia
argument — 1 proof, *reason, ground Analogous words: proving, demonstrating or demonstration (see corresponding verbs at PROVE): disproving or disproof, refuting or refutation, rebutting or rebuttal (see corresponding verbs at DISPROVE) 2 Argument, dispute … New Dictionary of Synonyms
