Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Honor by association

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. Rossami (talk) 23:08, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Honor by association
The creator of this article decided that the logical fallacy of guilt by association must have an "opposite" called "honor by association". That's not logical -- honor is not the opposite of guilt. In any case, the concept is not one I've seen in works on logic or philosophy, or indeed any place outside Wikipedia. So even if the concept were logical ("innocence by association" perhaps?), it would be original research.

A request: please don't vote to keep this article just because the concept appeals to you. You should only do so if you can cite use of the concept (under this name or another name) in pre-existing literature or other sources. Isaac R 19:01, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Halo effect Xcali 01:07, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * "Halo effect" describes a psychological phenomenon, not a logical fallacy. Isaac R 01:12, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, original "research". --W(t) 01:17, 2005 May 29 (UTC)
 * Comment The exact same text appears here, http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/H/Ho/Honor_by_association.htm, leaving me confused. Xoloz 19:48, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * A Wikipedia mirror, as the bottom of the page indicates. Isaac R 19:59, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * It's a concept -- whether this is the name for it, and whether or not it oughtn't to be merged with other articles on logical fallacies .... --Simon Cursitor 07:07, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. This appears to be a neologism with no usage outside of this particular article.  Quale 17:48, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Whatever it is, this concept can also be included in the Guilt by association article. E Pluribus Anthony 07:29, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)


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