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Fallacies in Latin

Disciplines > Argument > Fallacies in Latin

The traditional nature of fallacies means there are many that have Latin names. This is a list of known fallacies with their Latin:

• Ad Hominem: see Attack the person
• Ad Absurdum: see Appeal to Ridicule
• Ad Antiquitatem: see Appeal to Tradition
• Ad Baculum: see Appeal to Fear
• Ad Hominem: see Attack the person
• Ad Hominem Tu Quoque: See Personal Inconsistency
• Ad Ignorantium: see Argument from Ignorance
• Ad Metum: see Appeal to Fear
• Ad Misericordiam: see Appeal to Pity
• Ad Nauseum: see Repetition
• Ad Novitam: see Appeal to Novelty
• Ad Numeram: see Appeal to Common Practice
• Ad Populum: see Appeal to Common Belief or Bandwagon
• Ad Ridiculum: see Appeal to Ridicule
• Ad Verecundiam: see Appeal to Authority
• Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc: see False Cause
• Dicto Simpliciter: see Accident
• Ignoratio Elenchi: see Missing the Point
• In Terrorem: see Appeal to Fear
• Non Causa Pro Causa: see False Effect
• Non Sequitur: See Affirming the Consequent, Denying the Antecedent or Missing the Point.
• Petitio Principii: see Begging the Question
• Plurium Interrogationum: see Many Questions
• Post Hoc: X follows Y. Therefore X is caused by Y.
• Post hoc, ergo propter hoc: see Post Hoc
• Reductio ad Absurdum: see Appeal to Ridicule
• Reductio ad Ridiculum: see Appeal to Ridicule
• Secundum quid et simpliciter: see In a Certain Respect and Simply

See also

Full alphabetic list of Fallacies

Unique alphabetic list of Fallacies

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