argumentum ad Lazarum
argumentum ad Lazarum noun: an appeal to poverty; the logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the speaker is poor.
Noun
argumentum ad Lazarum (plural argumenta ad Lazarum)
- An appeal to poverty; the logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the speaker is poor.
- Indeed, the geographical fact that economic wealth and neoliberal globalization are very geographically concentrated, with just a few cities in advanced economies being the preferred locations for the world’s major stock exchanges, for the headquarters of banks and other producer service firms...2013, Richard G. Smith, “The ordinary city trap”, in Environment and Planning A, volume 45, page 2290
Antonyms of argumentum ad Lazarum
Forms of argumentum ad Lazarum
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Origin of argumentum ad Lazarum
Latin Named after Lazarus, a beggar in the New Testament who receives his reward in the afterlife.
Questions about argumentum ad Lazarum
- What does argumentum ad Lazarum mean?
- Argumentum ad Lazarum means an appeal to poverty; the logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the speaker is poor.
- What part of speech is argumentum ad Lazarum?
- Argumentum ad Lazarum is a noun.
- What is the plural of argumentum ad Lazarum?
- The plural of argumentum ad Lazarum is argumenta ad Lazarum.
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