They’re not quite the same. The association fallacy takes the form “A is a C and A is a B therefore all B are C,” whereas this argument takes the form “A is arguably a B and Bs are often C therefore if I call A a B I can implicitly accuse it of being C without having to justify it.” It’s not a standard logical fallacy in the sense that it relies a lot on fuzzy, human definitions of things.
Not sure why you are intent on renaming the Association Fallacy.
They’re not quite the same. The association fallacy takes the form “A is a C and A is a B therefore all B are C,” whereas this argument takes the form “A is arguably a B and Bs are often C therefore if I call A a B I can implicitly accuse it of being C without having to justify it.” It’s not a standard logical fallacy in the sense that it relies a lot on fuzzy, human definitions of things.