argumentum ad fidem

English

Etymology

Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + fidem (accusative singular of fidēs, “faith”, “belief”) ≈ “appeal to faith”

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑɹ.ɡjuˈmɛn.təm æd ˈfɪ.dɛm/, (emulating Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /-tum-/, /-ˈfi.dɛm/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm ăd fĭʹdĕm, IPA^(key): /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈfɪdɛm/, (emulating Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /-ɡuː-/, /-tum-/, /-ˈfi.dɛm/

Noun

argumentum ad fidem (plural argumenta ad fidem)

1. (rhetoric) A fallacious argument that asserts the truth of a proposition by an appeal to pious testimony or religious revelation.
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