"Either P or Q
Q is fearsome
Therefore, P is true."
The argument is invalid. The appeal to emotion is used in exploiting existing fears to create support for the speaker's proposal, namely P.
Does this argument sound firmiliar? *snickers*
2007-04-14 20:09:40 · 6 answers · asked by Adia Azrael 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-04-14 20:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yup, along with its buddy, Ad Baculum.
Either P or Q
I will beat you up if you choose Q.
Therefore P.
2007-04-15 03:27:58 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Appeal to fear? In religion? No, what are you talking about?
2007-04-15 03:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey...wait...A B C.....P Q,
I'm confused....but I love snickers..I mean that chocolate
2007-04-15 03:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was.
If it's not A it must be B
yet why can't it be C?
2007-04-15 03:15:30 · answer #5 · answered by Skeptic123 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amen, wait what?
2007-04-15 03:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by P P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋