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2. Appeal to pity - Wikipedia

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   An appeal to pity (also called argumentum ad misericordiam, the sob story, or the Galileo argument) [1] [2] is a fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting one's opponent's feelings of pity or guilt.

3. Argumentum a fortiori - Wikipedia

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   Argumentum a fortiori (literally "argument from the stronger [reason]") (UK: / ˈ ɑː f ɔːr t i ˈ oʊ r i /, [1] US: / ˈ eɪ f ɔːr ʃ i ˈ ɔːr aɪ /) is a form of argumentation that draws upon existing confidence in a proposition to argue in favor of a second proposition that is held to be implicit in, and even more certain than, the first.

4. Appeal to emotion - Wikipedia

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   The power of emotions to influence judgment, including political attitudes, has been recognized since classical antiquity. Aristotle, in his treatise Rhetoric, described emotional arousal as critical to persuasion, "The orator persuades by means of his hearers, when they are roused to emotion by his speech; for the judgments we deliver are not the same when we are influenced by joy or sorrow ...

5. Argumentum ad novitatem - Wikipedia

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6. It was a dispute over a $2.50 bus fare. Now a bus driver is ...

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   Three teens face charges after a Marta bus driver, identified as Leroy Ramos, was killed, officials say.

7. Oscars Nominations Postponed Amid Devastating Los Angeles ...

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   The burgeoning list of actors affected by these fires, meanwhile, includes Mandy Moore, Mark Hamill, Anna Faris, Jamie Lee Curtis and Steve Guttenberg, who made headlines after helping first ...

8. NJ’s largest utility firm begs feds to shut down airspace ...

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   New Jersey’s largest utility has asked the feds to halt all air traffic over two of its nuclear power plants — after drones were spotted over the sensitive sites, The Post has learned.

9. Appeal to fear - Wikipedia

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   Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) is the appeal to fear in sales or marketing; in which a company disseminates negative (and vague) information on a competitor's product.. The term originated to describe misinformation tactics in the computer hardware industry and has since been used more broa