Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. logical fallacy Appeal to authority, argument from authority or authoritative argument. Sometimes interpreted as an inductive argument or statistical syllogism.
- adj. Of or relating to ad verecundiam.
- adv. In an ad verecundiam manner.
Etymologies
- Shortened from the Latin expression argumentum ad verecundiam. From argumentum (meaning "argument") + ad (meaning "to" or "at") + verecundiam, the accusative singular of verecundia (meaning "coyness", "modesty" or "shame"). (Wiktionary)
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Lists
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Quidquid Latine dictum sit, altum vid...
Anything said in Latin seems profound.
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
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Latinate
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Valse's Words
fastidious, fervent, bellicose, personification, onomatopoeia, burly, concomitant, tempura, serendipity, pecuniary, foment, chum and 418 more...
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jmjarmstrong's list
Words that I used to know.
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jmjarmstrong JM wonders whatever happened to ad verecundiam. Jul 8, 2010
john Thanks sionnach—it's so pleasing to discover a phrase to describe something you're aware of, but didn't previously have a label for.
Here's a good synopsis of it. Jul 26, 2009
sionnach "we still keep falling for this, asking smart people to comment about fields they are not qualified to comment wisely on, and thereby commit the ad verecundiam fallacy".
from a comment on the New Scientist, TED 2009 blog. Jul 25, 2009
sionnach to modesty; appealing to traditional values, reverence for authority or sense of prestige (effective if an opponent is guilty of a perceived breach of decorum) Jan 3, 2009