English Explanatory Dictionary

argumentum ad populum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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”.

Pronunciation

ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm ăd pŏʹpyo͝oləm /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/

Word forms

argumentum ad populum argumenta ad populum

Etymology

Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + populum (accusative singular of populus, “people”, “nation”) ≈ “appeal to the people”

Synonyms

argumentum ad numerum bandwagon fallacy
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