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Meaning of argumentum ad populum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/

Definitions

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”.

rhetoric

Equivalents

Français argumentum ad populum

Português argumentum ad populum

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

argumentum ad verecundiam argumentum baculinum argumentums ad hominem arguria Argus argus pheasant