argumentum ad lazarum
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An appeal to poverty; the logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the speaker is poor.
Example Sentences
- "Indeed, the geographical fact that economic wealth and neoliberal globalization are very geographically concentrated, with just a few cities in advanced economies being the preferred locations for the world’s major stock exchanges, for the headquarters of banks and other producer service firms, cannot be wished away through either an argumentum ad lazarum (appeal to poverty) or appreciation for the diversity of urban cultures (eg, see Myers, 2011)."