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  Argumentum ad lazarum -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Argumentum ad lazarum is the (A fallacy in logical argumentation) logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the subject of the argument is poor.
Hermits are wise, they are not distracted by possessions.
The opposite is the (additional info and facts about argumentum ad crumenam) argumentum ad crumenam.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/argumentum_ad_lazarum.htm   (59 words)

  
 The Atheism Web: Logic & Fallacies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Argumentum ad ignorantiam means "argument from ignorance." The fallacy occurs when it's argued that something must be true, simply because it hasn't been proved false.
This fallacy is the opposite of the Argumentum ad Crumenam.
Argumentum ad Ignorantiam, is the fallacy of putting the burden of proof on the person who denies or questions the assertion.
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 Logic: Logical Fallacies
This is the opposite of argumentum ad crumenam.
An "argumentum ad naseum" is one that employs constant repitition in asserting a concept.
Shifting the burden of proof, a special case of "argumentum ad ignorantium," is a fallacy of putting the burden of proof on the person who denies or questions the assertion being made.
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 intro to logic
Argumentum ad antiquitatem This is the fallacy of asserting that something is right or good simply because it's old, or because "that's the way it's always been." The opposite of Argumentum ad Novitatem.
Argumentum ad crumenam The fallacy of believing that money is a criterion of correctness; that those with more money are more likely to be right.
Argumentum ad nauseam This is the incorrect belief that an assertion is more likely to be true, or is more likely to be accepted as true, the more often it is heard.
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 American History I: Syllabus
The circumstantial form of Argumentum ad Hominem is committed when a person argues that his opponent ought to accept the truth of an assertion because of the opponent's particular circumstances.
This particular form of Argumentum ad Hominem, when one alleges that one's adversary is rationalizing a conclusion formed from selfish interests, is also known as "poisoning the well".
Shifting the burden of proof, a special case of Argumentum ad Ignorantiam, is the fallacy of putting the burden of proof on the person who denies or questions the assertion being made.
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 English Composition 1: Logical Argument
Argumentum ad hominem usually occurs when the writer attacks the person or group of people making the assertion, rather than attacking the person's evidence, assumptions, premises, inferences, or conclusions.
he opposite of argumentum ad antiquitatem, the writer asserts that a proposition is more likely to be correct simply because it is new or newer than the other propositions.
Shifting the burden of proof, a special case of argumentum ad ignorantiam, means putting the burden of proof on the anyone who denies or questions the assertion being made.
papyr.com /hypertextbooks/engl_101/logic.htm   (6650 words)

  
 Classic Mustang Forum - Vintage Mustang Q&A Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Argumentum ad hominem literally means "argument directed at the man" and there are two main varieties: a.
This particular form of argumentum ad hominem, when you allege that someone is rationalizing a conclusion for selfish reasons, is also known as "poisoning the well." It's not always invalid to refer to the circumstances of an individual who is making a claim.
Argumentum ad nauseam is one that employs constant repetition in asserting something; saying the same thing over and over again until you're sick of hearing it.
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ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM Description: An argument that attempts to disprove the truth of what is asserted by attacking the speaker rather than the speaker's argument.
ARGUMENTUM AD LAZARUM Description: A fallacy of assuming that because someone is poor he or she is sounder or more virtuous than one who is wealthier.
ARGUMENTUM AD NUMERAM Description: A fallacy that asserts that the more people who support or believe a proposition then the more likely that that proposition is correct; it equates mass support with correctness.
linuxmafia.com /pub/skeptic/files-to-classify/fallacy.txt   (2034 words)

  
 Logical fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ad hominem (also called argumentum ad hominem or personal attack) Including:
Argumentum ad nauseam (also called argument from repetition)
Argumentum ad populum (also called Appeal to belief, Argumentum ad numerum, Appeal to popularity, Appeal to the people, Bandwagon fallacy, Appeal to the majority, Authority of the many, Consensus gentium, Authority of the many, Appeal to the gallery, Argument by consensus)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Logical_fallacies   (879 words)

  
 Jeff Richardson's Argumentation Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
ARGUMENTUM AD BACULUM / APPEAL TO FORCE The Appeal to Force is committed when the arguer resorts to force or the threat of force in order to try and push the acceptance of a conclusion.
To conclude otherwise is to fall victim of the Argumentum ad Ignorantiam.
You're white." This particular form of Argumentum ad Hominem, when one alleges that one's adversary is rationalizing a conclusion formed from selfish interests, is also known as "poisoning the well".
www.tyler.net /triddorus/argument.htm   (4363 words)

  
 List of fallacy pages:A - EvoWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Ad ignorantiam fallacy - "absence of proof is proof of absence"
Argumentum ad ignorantiam - "absence of proof is proof of absence"
Argumentum ad temperantiam - claiming that in a given conflict, the middle ground must be the correct answer
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 Logical Fallacies
argumentum ad baculinum -- Fallacy that occurs when threat of force is made, either implicitly or explicitly.
argumentum ad lazarum -- The fallacy of supposing a conclusion is valid because the argument is made by a poor person.
It is the opposite of the ad crumenam fallacy.
www.philosophicalsociety.com /Logical%20Fallacies.htm   (2628 words)

  
 Logic Fallacies
Ad baculum arguments also include threats of fear to cause acceptance (e.g., "Do this or you'll go to Hades when you die!" or "Might makes right.").
This fallacy is the opposite of the informal fallacy "argumentum ad crumenam."
An "argumentum ad nauseum" is one that employs constant repitition in asserting a truth.
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ARGUMENTUM AD BACULUM / APPEAL TO FORCE ======================================= The Appeal to Force is committed when the arguer resorts to force or the threat of force in order to try and push the acceptance of a conclusion.
ARGUMENTUM AD LAZARUM ===================== The fallacy of assuming that because someone is poor he or she is sounder or more virtuous than one who is wealthier.
The ways of God are mysterious." ARGUMENTUM AD LOGICAM ===================== This is the "fallacy fallacy" of arguing that a proposition is false merely on the grounds that it has been presented as the conclusion of a fallacious argument.
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 Lazarum, Argumentum Ad - Logical Fallacies - The Adam Smith Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The argumentum ad Lazarum, after the poor man, Lazarus, takes it that the poverty of the arguer enhances the case he or she is making.
Those self-same electors, did he but know it, probably regard him as no better than themselves, and reserve their admiration for the guy with the flash car and the swank outfit.
The point is that the argumentum ad Lazarum is a fallacy which appeals to the well-to-do.
www.adamsmith.org /logicalfallacies/000637.php   (920 words)

  
 Logical fallacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
When one politician says to another, "You don't have the moral authority to say X", this could be an example of the argumentum ad hominem or personal attack fallacy; that is, attempting to disprove X, not by addressing validity of X but by attacking the person who asserted X.
Appeal to the majority (also called argumentum ad populum)
Bandwagon fallacy (also called appeal to popularity, appeal to the people, or argumentum ad populum)
hallencyclopedia.com /Logical_fallacy   (2111 words)

  
 Logical Argument Construction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Sometimes in a court of law doubt is cast upon the testimony of a witness by showing, for example, that he is a known perjurer.
This is the opposite of the argumentum ad antiquitam; it is the fallacy of asserting that something is more correct simply because it is new or newer than something else.
An "argumentum ad nauseum" is one that employs constant repetition in asserting something.
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He sure as hell would have creamed Cheney on his government feeding trough%2C aka Halliburton%2C in the debate.123 993There is a name for this fallacious rationale...Trajan13:13:1212/03/2002It is an argumentum ad lazarum....
This fallacy is the%0D%0Aopposite of the Argumentum ad Crumenam.
which is opposite of the argumentum ad crumenam...
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 A List of Fallacies In Logic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
An "argumentum ad nauseum" is one that employs constant repetition in asserting a truth.
ARGUMENTUM AD NOVITAM Description: A fallacy of asserting that something is more correct simply because it is new or newer than something else.
Description: A fallacy that asserts that the more people who support or believe a proposition then the more likely that that proposition is correct; it equates mass support with correctness.
www.locksley.com /6696/logic.htm   (1984 words)

  
 Logical Fallacies
"The phrase argumentum ad hominem translates literally as 'argument directed to the man.'" The abusive variety occurs when one attacks the other person rather than the other persons argument.
The arguer appeals to pity where the conclusion is a matter of reason and not one of sentiment, e.g.
"we should not speak ill of our friends", unaccented, may be valid, while by accenting the last word the implication is added that it may be acceptable to speak ill of others.
education.gsu.edu /spehar/FOCUS/EdPsy/misc/Fallacies.htm   (2078 words)

  
 Just a quick note - pipTalk Forums
It may be so, but it's too easily associated with the person who did the quoting.
In the particular instance of argumentum ad hominem noted -- had Bloom been in the room the comments leveled at him could have (in my opinion) been considered personal attacks and struck from the record.
I don't have time to check but I think it's argumentum ad populum.
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 Logic and Reasoning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This is the opposite to Argumetum ad Antiquitatem.
Poverty is used as the yardstick to determine whether an individual is correct or has the truth.
Argumtenum ad Hominem: These are arguments directed at an individual.
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 Argumentum ad crumenam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Argumentum ad crumenam is a logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the person making the argument is rich.
This fallacy is notably prevalent in art, movie, video game, or music criticism; in the form "you can try to criticize product X but it makes millions so you don't count".
fr:Argumentum ad crumenam he:אד קרומנם lt:Argumentas iš turtingumo
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 Constructing a Logical Argument
This is the fallacy of asserting that something is right or good simply because it is old, or because "that's the way it's always been."
Also referred to as the "fl and white" fallacy, bifurcation occurs when one presents a situation as having only two alternatives, where in fact other alternatives exist or can exist.
This is a personal attack, and is therefore a special case of Argumentum ad Hominem.
www.virtualschool.edu /mon/SocialConstruction/Logic.html   (4282 words)

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