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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]An [[argument by ridicule]] is a statement wherein the target is made to seem silly or ridiculous largely by the phrasing of the statement, rather than by any substantial line of reasoning.{{seed}} | [[Category:Logical Fallacies]]An [[argument by ridicule]] is a statement wherein the target is made to seem silly or ridiculous largely by the phrasing of the statement, rather than by any substantial line of reasoning.{{seed}} | ||
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| + | * An [[argument by ridicule]] often includes an [[ad hominem]] attack; the two are closely related. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-ridicule.html Appeal to Ridicule] at The Nizkor Project ("also known as: Appeal to Mockery, The Horse Laugh") | * [http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-ridicule.html Appeal to Ridicule] at The Nizkor Project ("also known as: Appeal to Mockery, The Horse Laugh") | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 29 July 2006
Overview
An argument by ridicule is a statement wherein the target is made to seem silly or ridiculous largely by the phrasing of the statement, rather than by any substantial line of reasoning.
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==Related Articles
- An argument by ridicule often includes an ad hominem attack; the two are closely related.
Links
- Appeal to Ridicule at The Nizkor Project ("also known as: Appeal to Mockery, The Horse Laugh")