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appeal to consequences

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appeal to consequences

Summary

appeal to consequences is a fallacy[1]. It draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (fallacy category, ranking #5 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • appeal to consequences's instance of is recorded as fallacy[3].
  • appeal to consequences's subclass of is recorded as argument[4].
  • appeal to consequences's part of is recorded as wishful thinking[5].
  • appeal to consequences's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01gml9[6].
  • appeal to consequences's different from is recorded as argumentum ad baculum[7].
  • appeal to consequences's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778846185[8].
  • appeal to consequences's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/AppealToConsequences[9].

Why It Matters

appeal to consequences draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (fallacy category, ranking #5 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_appeal-to-consequences_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{appeal to consequences}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/appeal-to-consequences}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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