Appeal to loyalty

The appeal to loyalty is a logical fallacy committed when the premise of an argument uses a perceived need for loyalty of some sort to distract from the issue being discussed.^[1]

Example

B questions A's statement of x.

Anyone who questions A is disloyal.

Therefore, B is wrong.

Problem: Even if B is disloyal, that doesn't mean that B is wrong, as A is not necessarily always right.

See also

• Groupthink
• Blood is thicker than water

References

1. Ronald C. Pine. "Essential Logic: Basic Reasoning Skills for the 21st Century". University of Hawaii-Honolulu. Archived from the original on 2004-12-14.