argumenta ad populum

UK/ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntə æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/

A form of argumentum ad populum — 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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Meanings

nounargumenta ad populum pl
  1. pluralplural of argumentum ad populum

Origin

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

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