Appeal to emotion:
| Definition | Example |
| When a position is promoted through the manipulation of emotions, rather than through the presentation of an actual argument. | It would be awesome to know that we were not alone in the universe. Would you want to live in a universe without extraterrestrial neighbors? |
| Notes | |
| This fallacy has itself been categorized in this site as a tactical fallacy. However, it is a parent category for specific appeals to emotion that are not listed among the primary fallacies. | |
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