Appeal to identity

An appeal to identity asserts that the soundness of an argument stands or falls based on the identity of the arguer. In particular, this identity is often a political, racial, gender, or sexual identity.

In this sense, the appeal to identity is closely related to the genetic fallacy, poisoning the well, tokenism, and the ad hominem fallacy.

Form

 * P1: X asserts Y is true.
 * P2: X identifies as the same group I do.
 * C: Y is true.


 * P1: X asserts Y is true.
 * P2: X identifies in a group I hate.
 * C: Y is false.


 * P1: X asserts Y is false.
 * P2: X identifies as the same group I do.
 * C: Y is false.


 * P1: X asserts Y is false.
 * P2: X identifies in a group I hate.
 * C: Y is true.

Examples

 * Prejudice plus power
 * Radical lesbian separatism
 * Cranky gender essentialism
 * TERFs
 * Gendercide
 * White (or majority race) identity politics
 * Milo Yiannopoulos
 * Blaire White
 * Alt-right & white supremacy
 * FEMra
 * Race and intelligence
 * Christian Identity
 * Islamophobia
 * Galileo gambit
 * Pseudoskepticism
 * Sheeple
 * Shill gambit?