(grammar) A grammatical construction in which a word’s inflexion is determined by the semantics of the word or words with which it associates, in contravention of what is required by grammar.

plural of constructio ad sensum

plural of argumentum ad populum

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

plural of argumentum ad fidem

(rhetoric) An appeal or argument intended to convince the listener(s) by agitating the emotions, rather than by appealing to sober judgment.

plural of ad-hoc polymorphism

(computer science) A kind of polymorphism where polymorphic functions can be applied to arguments of different types, as they can denote a number of distinct and potentially heterogeneous implementations depending on the types of argument to which they are applied.

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

(rhetoric) The logical fallacy of concluding that a proposition is correct because the person advancing it is rich.