Is it an informal fallacy or some other form of deception for the arguer to hide their social affiliation?
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Original Question
To specify what I mean is: If an individual keeps promoting Nazi propaganda, keeps praising Hitler, wear Nazi symbols, hating on the very same groups that Nazis hated, such as communists, is he not being fallacious or deceptive by refusing to acknowledge that's he's a Nazi and therefore it's his ideology talking over his personal analysis?
In fact the person even denies himself being a Nazi, despite spurring Nazi propaganda, wearing Nazi symbols and only using Nazi sources as his reference for arguments or claims (regardless of weather they're right or wrong).
What informal fallacy or at least deception would this person be playing by denying his ideological affiliation?
Cognitive immunization seems to briefly illustrate social/tribal/political idolization as a person's devotion to a belief system.
But what informal fallacy or deception would that person be playing by hiding his affiliation? Does invisible ignorance fallacy cover it?
Answers
1This doesn't fall under any specific fallacy. In fact, if you look at ad hominem (circumstantial) and genetic fallacy , you see that it's often fallacious to say an argument is false because of the bias or motives of the person making the argument. Even a person as abhorrent as a Nazi could be using true information and good logic to support some part of their worldview. That said, if someone is making wild claims that align with their bias, it's often more productive to dismiss them rather than try to debate the merits. But, also, I have seen this tactic backfire a few times.
That said, the person is likely experiencing confirmation bias, which would cause them to only seek out sources that agree with their view. Lying about an affiliation that would bias you is just dishonesty, not an error in reasoning.
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