Objective Number 6.
Appeal to spite focuses on revenge and is also known as “wishful thinking”. In some cultures, it focuses on preserving one’s culture by defending honor and pride.
An example of appeal to spite is the following:
Ann- “Hey Jane, can you please take notes for me in class tomorrow because I cannot make it to class today?”
Jane- “Yes of course, I’ll type them up and send them to you as well.”
Erica- “Jane, why would you say yes to Ann? You asked her to take notes for you last week and she rolled her eyes at you and said no.”
The premise was needed to make the argument strong because Erica was question Ann on why she would help someone that wouldn’t waste their time to help her.
People question whether or not two wrongs make a right for an appeal to spite and whether or not it is a good thing. Appeal to spite is usually looked upon as a bad morals.
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