Arguments that distract by making the audience feel sorry for the speaker or someone on behalf of whom the speaker is arguing.

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This argument appeals to the emotions of a crowd, the desire to be part of the majority or the interests of the "common man."

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Arguments that distract by attempting to shame the listener into agreement by citing an illegitimate authority

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Arguments that distract by making the audience want to either be part of an old tradition or part of the latest cool, new thing. In other words, this fallacy distracts by rejecting or accepting something merely on the basis of its age, making an appeal to tradition or novelty.

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Arguments that distract by making the audience afraid of the consequences of disagreeing with the speaker. This fallacy seeks to arouse a fear of harm that is not realistic or related to the issue at hand.

Arguments that distract by making a person want to feel "special." This is an emotional appeal to a sense of elitism or to those of "discriminating taste."