Appeal to Pity: Argumentum ad Misericordiam

Albany, NY, USA: SUNY Press (1997)
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A useful contribution to theories of argumentation and public address criticism, this book uses a pragmatic approach to understanding conversation as a way of elucidating the use of appeals to pity and sympathy.

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Douglas Walton
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