| Description
/ example of the type of argument |
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Type
of deceptive argument |
| A campaign will
not be effective, because no one will cooperate |
|
Circular reasoning |
| I hope you will
never be in those circumstances |
|
Appeal to power |
| When you succeed,
we will all pay for the consequences |
|
Appeal to consequences |
| It is pointless
to act, because somewhere else things are being
worse |
|
Appeal to figurative
arguments |
| of course it is
allowed what people do with animals, because man
is smarter |
|
Appeal to unknown
arguments |
| I can give you
examples of situations where animals were killed
but many human lives were saved |
|
Pars pro toto |
| You say you are
pro animals, but you take advantage of them too |
|
Getting personal |
| I study biology
and I know why animal experimentation is necessary |
|
Appeal to authority |
| Animals don't
mind being used, because you can't prove they
do |
|
Appeal to ignorance |
| We have always
used animals and that was very successful |
|
Appeal to supposed
relation |
| Most people agree
with the use of animals |
|
Appeal to supposed
common sense |
| People lose their
job when animals are no longer allowed to be used |
|
Appeal to compassion |
| Every sane human
being knows there is nothing wrong in using animals |
|
Evasion of evidence |
| Granting rights
to animals means treating them the same as humans |
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Distortion of
arguments |