argumentum ad consequentiam

Noun

Meaning

argumentum ad consequentiam

(rhetoric) 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.

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Close letter words and terms

argumentum ab impossibili valet in lege argumentum ad baculum argumentum ad captandum argumentum ad crumenam argumentum ad dictionarium argumentum ad feminam