Argumentum-ad-populum Definition

noun

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”.

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Noun

Singular:
argumentum-ad-populum
Plural:
argumenta-ad-populum

Origin of Argumentum-ad-populum

  • Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + populum (accusative singular of populus, “people”, “nation”) ≈ “appeal to the people”

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