Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

argumentum ad lapidem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ar-gu-men-tum ad lapi-dem
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The informal fallacy of dismissing an argument as untrue or absurd without explaining why.

Etymology

From New Latin [Term?], from a fallacious argument between Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. See Wikipedia for more.

Synonyms

appeal to the stone

Questions

What does argumentum ad lapidem mean?: The informal fallacy of dismissing an argument as untrue or absurd without explaining why.
Where does argumentum ad lapidem come from?: From New Latin [Term?], from a fallacious argument between Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. See Wikipedia for more.

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