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
en-US/əˈpil ˈtʌ ˈpɪti/
en-GB/əˈpiːl tə ˈpɪtɪ/
fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting their opponent's feelings of pity or guilt