Examples
- Employee: I do not think the company should invest its money into this project.
- Employer: Be quiet or you will be fired.
- Student: I do not think it is fair that the deadline for our essay is so soon.
- Teacher: Do not argue with me or I will send you to detention.
In both of these examples, the authority figures ended the argument with a threat of force, but this does not automatically mean they are correct. They did not win the argument because they did not refute the other person's contention.
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