<argument> known also as to argumentum ad populum. The informal fallacy of persuading someone to accept (or reject) a conclusion by arousing favorable (or unfavorable) emotions toward it or by emphasizing its widespread acceptance (or rejection) by others. Example: "Nobody with an ounce of common sense or a single shred of integrity believes that our President is truly an effective leader. Therefore, the President is not an effective leader." Recommended Reading: Douglas Walton, Appeal to Popular Opinion (Penn. State, 1999).
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<ethics, epistemology> any theory of knowledge that considers emotion to be the basic valid means of knowledge (cf. intuitionism), or more commonly to an ethical theory that is based on emotion rather than reason (often having connotations of nihilism or irrationalism). In popular discource, the word "emotionalist" tends to be used to characterize those who are hypersensitive, over-emotional, or even irrational. (References from hedonism, irrationalism, romanticism, and subjectivism.)
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