by J.K. Gregg » Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:56 am
Dropping the claim of dead children is a direct appeal to pity, which is a logical fallacy. Now, if you took the extra time to add some reasoning to your comment about dead children, and maybe supplemented your comment with that fallacy, you might be in calmer waters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_emotion
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