# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q732977](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732977)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_pity)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/appeal-to-pity


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. National Library of Israel