Dictionary

argumentum ad baculum en · NOUN

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin argūmentum ad baculum (literally “argument to the cudgel”).

Meanings

1. (rhetoric) The use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument.

Relateds

might makes right

Synonyms

appeal to force

Translations (2)

cmn 訴諸武力 /诉诸武力 (use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument) · tl katwirang umaantig sa lakas (use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument)

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