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

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

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