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appeal to pity

fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting their opponent's feelings of pity or guilt
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appeal to pity

Summary

appeal to pity is a fallacy[1]. It draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (fallacy category, ranking #9 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • appeal to pity's instance of is recorded as fallacy[3].
  • appeal to pity is a type of appeal to emotion[4].

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Definition and Type

appeal to pity's instance of is recorded as fallacy[3]. It is a type of appeal to emotion[4].

Why It Matters

appeal to pity draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (fallacy category, ranking #9 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). appeal to pity. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/appeal-to-pity
MLA “appeal to pity.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/appeal-to-pity.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_appeal-to-pity_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{appeal to pity}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/appeal-to-pity}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → fallacy
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