guilt by association fallacy

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf logical fallacy
informal fallacy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:association_fallacy
bad company fallacy
gptkbp:category ad hominem
gptkbp:contrastsWith virtue by association fallacy
gptkbp:defines A fallacy in which someone is judged guilty or untrustworthy because of their association with a disliked group or person.
gptkbp:example Claiming someone is untrustworthy because they have friends who have committed crimes.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label guilt by association fallacy
gptkbp:logicalForm Person A is associated with group B. Group B is disapproved. Therefore, person A is disapproved.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:genetic_fallacy
poisoning the well
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:military
gptkb:politics
gptkb:rhetoric
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Guilt_by_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7