Even if the person arguing is hypocritical, they may still be making a sound argument.
The argument assumes that hypocrisy only raises suspicion and not refutation. We may wonder whether hypocrisy sometimes directly undermines credibility.
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But it's popularity does not prove its validity.
The author is saying the assumption that popularity equals truth, then dismantles it. The argument is based on the idea that popularity never proves validity, but this is not entirely true.
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An appeal to a shared identity that is not really shared or an appeal to a shared value that the writer does not really hold is certainly a breach of trust.
The argument assumes that audiences will always notice when appeals to shared identity are insincere.
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Here are three questions to ask about the legitimacy of any appeal to trust: Does the attempt to get the reader to trust suggest an idea that is not logical or not true?
This piece clearly articulates the case that not all appeals to trust are legitimate.It gives readers three guiding questions.
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