"argumentum ad Lazarum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: argumenta ad Lazarum [plural]
Etymology: Latin Named after Lazarus, a beggar in the New Testament who receives his reward in the afterlife. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|argumenta ad Lazarum|head=argumentum ad Lazarum}} argumentum ad Lazarum (plural argumenta ad Lazarum)
  1. (rhetoric, rare) An appeal to poverty; the logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the speaker is poor. Wikipedia link: Lazarus and Dives Tags: rare, rhetoric Categories (topical): Logical fallacies
    Sense id: en-argumentum_ad_Lazarum-en-noun-S7XKLt9N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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