Appeal to flattery

What it is

Persuades by praising the audience rather than supporting the claim.

Related

• Liking bias bias
  Flattery works by making us like the speaker, and we are easier to persuade by those we like.
• Excessive self-regard tendency bias
  Flattery works because we are inclined to think well of ourselves.

References

• Wikipedia: Appeal to flattery en.wikipedia.org
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Fallacies iep.utm.edu
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Fallacies plato.stanford.edu
• Wikipedia: List of fallacies en.wikipedia.org
• Purdue OWL: Logical fallacies owl.purdue.edu

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