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Threat Fallacies

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One way of avoiding having to make a real argument is to evoke fear or concern in the other person. Arguments that provoke such basic emotions lead to the other person abandoning a logical stance and falling into a defensive mode as the Fight-or-Flight reaction is triggered.

Appeal to Fear: Gaining compliance through threat.
Appeal to Ridicule: Mocking the other person's claim.
Social Conformance: Agree with me or be socially isolated.

Threat Fallacies

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