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[[category:logical fallacies]][[Guilt by association]] is the negative form of the [[association fallacy]]: the speaker attempts to portray one entity in a negative way by associating it with another entity which is already strongly disfavored by the audience.
 
[[category:logical fallacies]][[Guilt by association]] is the negative form of the [[association fallacy]]: the speaker attempts to portray one entity in a negative way by associating it with another entity which is already strongly disfavored by the audience.
  

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Overview

Guilt by association is the negative form of the association fallacy: the speaker attempts to portray one entity in a negative way by associating it with another entity which is already strongly disfavored by the audience.

Also known as: tarring with the same brush

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