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Appeal to identity
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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?
See also[edit]
- Bulverism — the original example given was a case of this argument as well
- Friend argument
- Nationalism
External links[edit]
- Appeal to Identity, Journey to the Unknown
- Imgur Post