argumentum ad consequentiam

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argumentum ad consequentiam

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin argūmentum ad cōnsequentiam.

Noun[edit]

argumentum ad consequentiam

(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.

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