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Stalin was an atheist<br />
Therefore atheists are evil because Stalin belonged to both groups. }}
** Hitler (who described himself as Catholic, but just how devout he was [
* Commonly used in arguments about religion:
{{quote| Pat Robertson said crazy things about Haitian voodoo practices causing the earthquake.<br />
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In order to make this work, any time wine is referenced in a positive context (for example, Jesus' first miracle), the word is instead rendered as "unfermented grape juice" when translated into English.
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:: A very common form of Guilt by Association is "Hitler did it, therefore it's bad." While persuasive, it's not always true, since while Hitler did a lot of evil things, he also was a massive advocate of animal rights (well, definitely more so than Jewish, gay, or Gypsy rights...), built motorways, painted pictures, hosted the Olympics, [[Hitler Ate Sugar|ate sugar]], and breathed oxygen. This is related to the Fallacy of Division, since it assumes the evilness of the whole of Hitler also applies to any part of Hitler. Related to [[Godwin's Law]] and [[Hitler Ate Sugar]].
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