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  2. Appeal to pity - Wikipedia

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    An appeal to pity (also called argumentum ad misericordiam, the sob story, or the Galileo argument) [1] [2] is a fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting one's opponent's feelings of pity or guilt. It is a specific kind of appeal to emotion. The name "Galileo argument" refers to the scientist's ...

  3. List of fallacies - Wikipedia

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    Appeal to pity (argumentum ad ... The following is a sample of books for further reading, selected for a combination of content, ease of access via the internet, and ...

  4. Appeal to emotion - Wikipedia

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    This kind of appeal to emotion is irrelevant to or distracting from the facts of the argument (a so-called "red herring") and encompasses several logical fallacies, including appeal to consequences, appeal to fear, appeal to flattery, appeal to pity, appeal to ridicule, appeal to spite, and wishful thinking.

  5. Pathos - Wikipedia

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    The "appeal to pity", as it is classified in Rhetorica ad Herennium, is a means to conclude by reiterating the major premise of the work and tying while incorporating an emotional sentiment. The author suggests ways in which to appeal to the pity of the audience: "We shall stir pity in our hearers by recalling vicissitudes of future; by ...

  6. Category:Appeals to emotion - Wikipedia

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  7. Column: Donald Trump's pity party at Mar-a-Lago

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    Trump's self-pitying Mar-a-Lago appearance underscored the ex-president's disconnect from those he claims to represent and the needs of a nation he aspires to lead.

  8. Association fallacy - Wikipedia

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    For example, a fallacious arguer may claim that "bears are animals, and bears are dangerous; therefore your dog, which is also an animal, must be dangerous." When it is an attempt to win favor by exploiting the audience's preexisting spite or disdain for something else, it is called guilt by association or an appeal to spite ( Latin ...

  9. Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz on the mend following ‘surreal ...

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    Collage of political strategist, Alex Bruesewitz, and other men in suits including Donald Trump, at the moment Bruesewitz collapsed during a speech.Alex Bruesewitz, a top adviser for President ...