Guilt by Association

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf logical fallacy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:association_fallacy
gptkb:guilt_by_association_fallacy
gptkbp:category informal fallacy
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:appeal_to_authority
gptkb:genetic_fallacy
gptkbp:describes A logical fallacy in which someone is judged because of their association with a person or group.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Guilt by Association
gptkbp:logicalForm Person A is associated with group B. Group B is bad. Therefore, person A is bad.
gptkbp:opposedBy virtue by association
gptkbp:relatedTo ad hominem
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:politics
gptkb:propaganda
gptkb:rhetoric
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marcia_Clark
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6