Appeal to Emotion
Appeal to emotion is an argument that strikes to believe something because you feel a certain way. There are may different aspects of Appeal to Emotion including appeal to pity, appeal to fear, appeal to spite, and a feel good argument. One appeal to emotion aspect that strikes you is the appeal to spite. Appeal to spite is happens when someone feels against something or doesn’t do something out of spite. It is used in hopes of revenge or to get on even grounds with someone who has rejected the other person in another situation.
Example
Mom: Share your chips with your sister.
Daughter: Why should I share with her mom? She never shares anything with me!
In this example, the daughter conducts her argument out of spite since her sister never shares with her. Her argument is invalid and her judgment was made to basically get even with her sister.
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