appeal to the stone

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appeal to the stone (uncountable)

  1. Argumentum ad lapidem
    • 2019 March 16, Cometan, The Duodoxy: The Principles of The Logical Cosmos, Astronist Institution, page 1399:
      [] for they are often not accompanied by justification due to the prevalence of the logical fallacy of the appeal to the stone, but we instead applaud challenge and justification because as one quickly feels doubt about something they have been told or something they have just learned, they should just as quickly execute positivity into []