"argumentum ad populum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/ Forms: argumenta ad populum [plural]
enPR: ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm ăd pŏʹpyo͝oləm Etymology: Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + populum (accusative singular of populus, “people”, “nation”) ≈ “appeal to the people” Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|argumenta ad populum|nolinkhead=1}} argumentum ad populum (plural argumenta ad populum)
  1. (rhetoric) 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”. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Logical fallacies Synonyms (“if many believe so, it is so”): argumentum ad numerum, bandwagon fallacy Translations (fallacious argument): katwirang umaantig sa sambayanan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-argumentum_ad_populum-en-noun-v8Agi0kZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Tagalog translations

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