Appeal to ridicule

Appeal to ridicule (also called appeal to mockery, ad absurdo, or the horse laugh)^[1] is an informal fallacy which presents an opponent's argument as absurd, ridiculous, or humorous, and therefore not worthy of serious consideration.

^ Moore, Brooke Noel (2015). Critical thinking. Richard Parker, Nina Rosenstand, Anita Silvers (11 ed.). Dubuque. ISBN 978-0-07-811914-9. OCLC 855209109.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Moore-1] Moore, Brooke Noel (2015). Critical thinking. Richard Parker, Nina Rosenstand, Anita Silvers (11 ed.). Dubuque. ISBN 978-0-07-811914-9. OCLC 855209109.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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