English

Noun

argumentum ad Lazarum ‎(plural argumenta ad Lazarum)

1. (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 0826490069