Appeal to Pity

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 External links 4 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Argumentum ad Misericordiam

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you substitute a claim intended to create pity for evidence in an argument.

External links

• The Nizkor Project [1]

Examples in creationist arguments

• Bible is target of persecution
• Biologists will want to throw you out of the class if you don't believe in evolution
• Fairness demands evolution and creation be given equal time
• Mims was fired because he was a creationist

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