argumentum ad consequentiam

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin argūmentum ad cōnsequentiam.

Noun

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argumentum ad consequentiam

  1. (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.