Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

argumentum ad populum

/ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: ar-gu-men-tum ad pop-u-lum
IPA: /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

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”.

Example Sentences

"The appeals to the public were also expressed differently: that is to say, much less by fallacious argumenta ad populum that played on the fears of the addressees, than by an appeal to rational insights, humanity and democracy."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/

Inflected Forms

argumenta ad populum (plural)

Synonyms

argumentum ad numerum bandwagon fallacy

Questions

How do you pronounce argumentum ad populum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/.
What does argumentum ad populum mean?: 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”.
Where does argumentum ad populum come from?: Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + populum (accusative singular of populus, “people”, “nation”) ≈ “appeal to the people”

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