Brown-baiting
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 Brown-baiting(ad hominem, enemy image)   | |
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| Harassing an individual or group by making claims of associations with National Socialism and fascism, often as a form of guilt by association and/or ad hominem, no matter how far-fetched. |
Brown-baiting (compare red-baiting) is harassing an individual or group by making claims of associations with National Socialism and fascism, often as a form of guilt by association and/or ad hominem.
Godwin's law
Brown-baiting can be seen as a variation of Godwin's law, an Internet adage asserting that as an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Adolf Hitler approaches 100%.[1]
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