Appeal to spite

Appeal to spite

An appeal to spite (also called argumentum ad odium) is a fallacy in which someone attempts to win favor for an argument by exploiting existing feelings of bitterness, spite, or schadenfreude in the opposing party. Instead of an argument being made with supporting facts or evidence, the argument is made that you should or should not do something simply out of spite.

Examples

* "By voting for my proposal instead of Jim's, you'll finally have a chance to get back at him for running over your dog!"
* "Bill Gates dumped you back in high school. Therefore you should never buy any Microsoft products."

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