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argumenta ad populum

UK/ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntə æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/

argumenta ad populum is the plural of argumentum ad populum.

Meaning of argumentum ad populum

Noun

argumentum ad populum (plural argumenta ad populum)

  1. (rhetoric) A fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or all people believe it; it alleges that “if many believe so, it is so”.
    • The appeals to the public were also expressed differently: that is to say, much less by fallacious argumenta ad populum that played on the fears of the addressees, than by an appeal to rational insights, humanity and democracy.2001, Martin Reisigl, Ruth Wodak, Discourse and Discrimination: Rhetorics of Racism and Antisemitism, page 166

Origin of argumenta ad populum

Latin: argūmenta (“arguments”, “proofs”; nominative plural of argūmentum) + ad + populum (accusative singular of populus) ≈ “appeals to the people”

Questions about argumenta ad populum

What is argumenta ad populum the plural of?
Argumenta ad populum is the plural of argumentum ad populum.
How do you pronounce argumenta ad populum?
Argumenta ad populum is pronounced /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntə æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/ (UK).

Words near argumenta ad populum in the dictionary

  1. argumenta ad feminam
  2. argumenta ad fidem
  3. argumenta ad hominem
  4. argumenta ad Lazarum
  5. argumenta ad passiones
  6. argumenta ad populum
  7. argumenta ad verecundiam
  8. argumentable
  9. argumental
  10. argumentality
  11. argumentary

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