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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 ...
Appeal to fear – generating distress, anxiety, cynicism, or prejudice towards the opponent in an argument. [79] Appeal to flattery – using excessive or insincere praise to obtain common agreement. [80] Appeal to pity (argumentum ad misericordiam) – generating feelings of sympathy or mercy in the listener to obtain common agreement. [81]
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.
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 ...
When an argument uses the appeal to the beliefs of a group of experts, it takes on the form of an appeal to authority; if the appeal relates to the beliefs of a group of respected elders or the members of one's community over a long time, then it takes on the form of an appeal to tradition.
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 12-cv-331 Brief of Amici Curiae Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte in Support of Appellants DAVID B. RIVKIN, JR. LEE A. CASEY ANDREW M. GROSSMAN BAKERHOSTETLER LLP 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20036
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.
Interrogation reinforces an argument by asking the opposition a series of rhetorical ... Reduplication is the repetition of words for emphasis or an appeal to pity.