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Argumentum ad Invidiam

Argumentum ad Invidiam or appeal to enviy is a way of appealing to this emotional defect, with the purpose of interfering with the recipient’s ability to understand, which usually shows the following sequence:

  1. An exhibition is made that awakens or activates feelings of envy
  1. Immediately afterwards, something is argued that people are inclined to accept in the emotional state generated