guilt by association
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But a criminal case requires evidence that can be proved, not mere guilt by association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
“His critics continue to engage in guilt by association for comments that were not his,” De León’s attorney said in a lawsuit targeting two people whom De León suspected of making the recording.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
This allowed the researchers to group genes into common clusters that revealed the role of each gene through "guilt by association."
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Fallacies of reasoning, that is, lapses in critical thinking like guilt by association, arguments from authority.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2021
Oh, that's pretty remote guilt by association, Colin.
From Sentiment, Inc. by Anderson, Poul William
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