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argumentum ad nauseam

argumentum ad nauseam noun: the false proof of a statement by (prolonged) repetition, possibly by different people.

Noun

argumentum ad nauseam

  1. (rhetoric) The false proof of a statement by (prolonged) repetition, possibly by different people.

Origin of argumentum ad nauseam

Latin

Questions about argumentum ad nauseam

What does argumentum ad nauseam mean?
Argumentum ad nauseam means the false proof of a statement by (prolonged) repetition, possibly by different people.
What part of speech is argumentum ad nauseam?
Argumentum ad nauseam is a noun.

Words near argumentum ad nauseam in the dictionary

  1. argumentum ad ignorantiam
  2. argumentum ad invidiam
  3. argumentum ad judicium
  4. argumentum ad lapidem
  5. argumentum ad Lazarum
  6. argumentum ad nauseam
  7. argumentum ad numerum
  8. argumentum ad passiones
  9. argumentum ad populum
  10. argumentum ad verecundiam
  11. argumentum baculinum

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