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argumentum ad baculum

argumentum ad baculum noun: the use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument.

Noun

argumentum ad baculum

  1. (rhetoric) The use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument.
    Synonyms:
    appeal to force

argumentum ad baculum meaning in Tagalog

argumentum ad baculum in Tagalog

use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument
katwirang umaantig sa lakas

Synonyms of argumentum ad baculum

  • appeal to force

Origin of argumentum ad baculum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin argūmentum ad baculum (literally “argument to the cudgel”).

Questions about argumentum ad baculum

What does argumentum ad baculum mean?
Argumentum ad baculum means the use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument.
What is argumentum ad baculum in Tagalog?
Argumentum ad baculum in Tagalog is katwirang umaantig sa lakas. See Argumentum ad baculum meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is argumentum ad baculum?
Argumentum ad baculum is a noun.

Words near argumentum ad baculum in the dictionary

  1. arguments from illusion
  2. arguments from silence
  3. arguments of periapsis
  4. arguments to the purse
  5. argumentum
  6. argumentum ad baculum
  7. argumentum ad consequentiam
  8. argumentum ad crumenam
  9. argumentum ad dictionarium
  10. argumentum ad feminam
  11. argumentum ad fidem

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