| Appeal to Force (argumentum ad baculum) | The reader is told that unpleasant consequences will follow if they do not agree with the author. |
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| Examples: | |
| You had better agree that the new company policy is the best bet if you expect to keep your job. | |
| NAFTA is wrong, and if you don't vote against NAFTA then we will vote you out of office. | |
| Proof: | |
| Identify the threat and the proposition and argue that the threat is unrelated to the truth or falsity of the proposition. | |