argumentum ad Lazarum

English

Etymology

Latin Named after Lazarus, a beggar in the New Testament who receives his reward in the afterlife.

Noun

argumentum ad Lazarum (plural argumenta ad Lazarum)

(rhetoric) An appeal to poverty; the logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the speaker is poor.

Antonyms

argumentum ad crumenam

See also

argumentum ad Lazarum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Pirie, Madsen. How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic. Continuum International Publishing Group: 2006. p. 104. →ISBN

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