argumentum ad verecundiam
English
Etymology
From Latin.
Noun
argumentum ad verecundiam (plural argumenta ad verecundiam)
- (rhetoric) An argument from authority, or an appeal to authority.
See also
- ipse dixit
Latin
Noun
argūmentum ad verēcundiam n (genitive argūmentī ad verēcundiam); second declension
- An argument from authority, or an appeal to authority.
See also
- ipse dixit