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appeal to force
the irrelevance of appeals to force

description

(Argumentum ad Baculum) Appeal To Force is an attempt to convince the opponent to change his argument in your favour because of your ability to change their circumstances for the worse.

examples

"When you're considering my dating proposition, remember who does the hiring and firing around here."



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|created 2002.03.24 |um 2002.07.23 |r 2009.09.12@07:25 | GTK
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