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Argumentum ad lazarum
“Argument to Lazarus (appeal to poverty).”
Logic (name of a fallacy)
Translation
What does “Argumentum ad lazarum” mean?
Argumentum ad lazarum translates as “Argument to Lazarus (appeal to poverty).”
The fallacy that someone is right because they are poor, named after the poor man Lazarus in the Gospel. Poverty, like wealth, proves nothing.
Origin
The story behind it
A modern Latin label used in logic and rhetoric textbooks to name a common fallacy.
When to use it
How to use “Argumentum ad lazarum”
A companion term to ad crumenam for a logic class handout.
- Latin
- Argumentum ad lazarum
- English
- Argument to Lazarus (appeal to poverty).
- Source
- Logic (name of a fallacy)
- Era
- Modern Latin
- Theme
- Money
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