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ad baculum

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English

Etymology

From Latin ad + baculum (“stick, staff”).

Adjective

ad baculum (not comparable)

(rhetoric) By appeal to force.

Usage notes

Primarily modifies argument: "ad baculum argument" (which is also called "argumentum ad baculum").

Further reading

ad baculum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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