argumentum ad lapidem

English

Etymology

From New Latin [Term?], from a fallacious argument between Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. See Wikipedia for more.

Noun

argumentum ad lapidem

  1. The informal fallacy of dismissing an argument as untrue or absurd without explaining why.
    Synonym: appeal to the stone
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