Category: Appeals to Motives in Place of Support
Definition: The reader is persuaded to agree by force
Examples:
Proof:
The reader is told that unpleasant consequences will follow if they do not agree with the author.
Identify the threat and the proposition and argue that the threat is unrelated to the truth or falsity of the proposition. (Cedarblom and Paulsen: 151, Copi and Cohen: 103)