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Appeal to Force

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Substituting a threat for evidence.

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"Approve the variance, or the company relocates and takes its jobs." A consequence, not a reason the variance is warranted.

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Near-miss: stating consequences is legitimate when consequences are the question. The fallacy is offering them as evidence of an unrelated conclusion.