(rhetoric) A logical fallacy in which a statement is determined to be true or false based on whether it would be pleasant or desirable, rather than based on reality.

(rhetoric) An argument citing a dictionary definition as the proper and correct usage, and claiming that an excluded usage must be incorrect.

plural of argumentum ad passiones

(linguistics) The property of being an argument.

plural of argumentum ad crumenam

(rhetoric) A faulty argument that simply attacks the woman making a point.

A fallacious argument asserting that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false, or vice versa.

The use of physical force to win an argument.

An argument appealing to the common sense of humankind.

An argument appealing to the prejudices of the person addressed.