Jones: "I thought I'd stop by and see how you are going to vote on the proposal."
Smith: "I think I will vote against it. I don't think it is a good idea. After all, it will result in an increase in management salary at the expense of our lowest paid workers."
Jones: "You know, Smith, that sort of talk can get you into a lot of trouble here. It would be a real shame if you had to take a salary cut so close to the holidays."
Smith: "I've thought a bit more about the proposal. I think that I was a bit premature in rejecting it. I'll vote for it, of course."
Jones: "Glad to hear it."False DilemmaAppeal to SpiteAppeal to FearCircumstantial Ad HominemFalse Dilemma is a wrong answer. In this example, it is not assumed that there are only two options in a situation in which there are actually many options.Appeal to Spite is a wrong answer. There is no attempt, in this example, to invoke feelings of spite or malice.Appeal to Fear is the right answer. Jones is hoping that his attempt to scare Smith (through Jone's threat about a salary cut) into accepting Jone's position as being correct--namely that Smith should vote for the proposal.Circumstantial Ad Hominem is a wrong answer. In this example, it is not asserted that a claim should be rejected because it is being made by a person who is biased by his/her interests.In this example, there is no claim that anyone is being biased into making a claim by his interests.3