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Appeal to Pity

This video presents the same text shown beside it, spoken and on screen. It adds nothing the text does not say.

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Substituting sympathy for evidence.

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"I need this grade — I'll lose my scholarship." Affecting, and silent on what the essay earned.

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Near-miss: where compassion is the actual issue — sentencing, hardship waivers — pity-relevant facts are on-topic evidence.

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