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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | [[Category:logical fallacies]]An [[argument from force]] is an argument where the threat of force is given as a justification for a conclusion.{{seed}} | + | [[Category:logical fallacies]]An [[argument from force]] is an argument where the threat of force is given as a justification for the [[truth]] of a conclusion.{{seed}} |
| + | It is a specific case of the negative form of an [[appeal to consequences]]. | ||
===Other Names=== | ===Other Names=== | ||
* '''Argumentum ad baculum''' (Latin: "argument to the cudgel" or "appeal to the stick") | * '''Argumentum ad baculum''' (Latin: "argument to the cudgel" or "appeal to the stick") | ||
* '''Appeal to force''' | * '''Appeal to force''' | ||
* '''Might makes right''' | * '''Might makes right''' | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* {{wikipedia|Argumentum ad baculum}} | * {{wikipedia|Argumentum ad baculum}} | ||
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Overview
An argument from force is an argument where the threat of force is given as a justification for the truth of a conclusion.
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It is a specific case of the negative form of an appeal to consequences.
Other Names
- Argumentum ad baculum (Latin: "argument to the cudgel" or "appeal to the stick")
- Appeal to force
- Might makes right