http://www.freethoughtpedia.com/index.php?title=Appeal_to_Fear&feed=atom&action=history Appeal to Fear - Revision history 2024-03-28T14:36:48Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.17.5 http://www.freethoughtpedia.com/index.php?title=Appeal_to_Fear&diff=8402&oldid=prev Eddie: Added page. 2009-10-15T18:29:20Z <p>Added page.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Definition==<br /> An appeal to fear is the attempt to use fear instead of logic to support a conclusion. The conclusion is often unrelated to the fear tactic and the conclusion is usually presented as the only alternative.<br /> <br /> ==Examples==<br /> *&quot;If you don't believe in god then you will burn in hell for all eternity.&quot;<br /> *&quot;Terrorists caused X to happen. We have to go to war with country Y to prevent terrorism.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==See Also==<br /> *[[Appeal to Emotion]]<br /> <br /> ==External References==<br /> *[http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-fear.html Nizkor: Fallacy: Appeal to Fear]<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_fear Wikipedia: Appeal to fear]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Arguments]]<br /> [[Category:Appeals]]</div> Eddie