The appeal to loyalty is a logical fallacy committed when the premise of an argument uses a perceived need for loyalty of some sort to distract from the issue being discussed.[1]
Example:
- B questions A's statement of x.
- Anyone who questions A is disloyal.
- Therefore, B is wrong.
Problem: Even if B is disloyal, that doesn't mean that B is wrong, as A isn't necessarily always right.
References
- ↑ Ronald C. Pine. "Essential Logic: Basic Reasoning Skills for the 21st Century". University of Hawaii-Honolulu. http://home.honolulu.hawaii.edu/~pine/Book2/chap4EL-2.html.
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