Sometime today–if trends continue–I’ll have passed a milestone of some sort. 50,000 visits to the site. It’s not much, in fact it’s quite undersized for over 2 and a half years of blogging and just over 1000 posts. But as all of us here in … Read More →
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argumentum ad baculum
The name “argumentum ad baculum” alludes to the use of a stick, or club a “baculum” was a walking-stick or staff to beat someone. As a logical fallacy, “ad baculum” or “appeal to force” applies to the use of force and, by extension, the use of threats of force to “win” a debate.