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''Argumentum ad lazarum'' or appeal to poverty is the formal fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the speaker is poor, or it is incorrect because the speaker is rich. It is named after Lazarus, a beggar in a New Testament parable who receives his reward in the afterlife. This is popularly exploited as the statement, "Poor, but honest." The opposite is the ''argumentum ad crumenam''. == Examples == * ''Family farms are struggling to get by so when they say we need to protect them, they must be on to something.'' * ''The homeless tell us it’s hard to find housing. Thus it must be.'' * ''The monks have forsworn all material possessions. They must have achieved enlightenment.'' * ''All you need to know about the civil war in that country is that the rebels live in mud huts, while the general who sends troops against them sits in a luxurious, air-conditioned office.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Argumentum ad lazarum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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