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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*: the [[act]] of ridiculing : derision, mockery
*: the [[act]] of ridiculing : derision, mockery
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Ridicule''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Ridicule '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
[[Appeal]] to '''ridicule''', also called appeal to mockery, the Horse Laugh, or reductio ad ridiculum ([[Latin]]: "reduction to the ridiculous"), is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy logical fallacy] which presents the [[opponent]]'s [[argument]] in a way that appears ridiculous, often to the extent of creating a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man straw man] of the [[actual]] [[argument]], rather than addressing the [[argument]] itself. For example:
[[Appeal]] to '''ridicule''', also called appeal to mockery, the Horse Laugh, or reductio ad ridiculum ([[Latin]]: "reduction to the ridiculous"), is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy logical fallacy] which presents the [[opponent]]'s [[argument]] in a way that appears ridiculous, often to the extent of creating a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man straw man] of the [[actual]] [[argument]], rather than addressing the [[argument]] itself. For example:
