argumentum ad consequentiam

noun

A logical fallacy in which a statement is determined to be true or false based on whether it would be pleasant or desirable, rather than based on reality.

OriginLatin argūmentum ad cōnsequentiam →
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Meanings

noun
  1. rhetoricA logical fallacy in which a statement is determined to be true or false based on whether it would be pleasant or desirable, rather than based on reality.

Origin

  1. Latinargūmentum ad cōnsequentiam
  2. Englishargumentum ad consequentiam

Borrowed from Latin argūmentum ad cōnsequentiam.

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