Pressure
Appeal to emotion
Uses fear, pity or outrage in place of reasons.
“Think of the poor waiters who'll go hungry if you take their tips away.”
- How to spot it
- Vivid feelings, few facts — and the feelings are doing the arguing.
- How to answer it
- Acknowledge the feeling, then ask for the reason: “That's moving — what's the evidence?”
Practise against it
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