argumentum ad lapidem

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Etymology

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From New Latin [Term?], from a fallacious argument between Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. See Wikipedia for more.

Noun

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argumentum ad lapidem

  1. The informal fallacy of dismissing an argument as untrue or absurd without explaining why.
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