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Fallacy of accent – changing the meaning of a statement by not specifying on which word emphasis falls. Persuasive definition – purporting to use the "true" or "commonly accepted" meaning of a term while, in reality, using an uncommon or altered definition. (cf. the if-by-whiskey fallacy)
The Definitions (Ancient Greek: Ὅροι Horoi; Latin: Definitiones [1]) is a dictionary of 184 philosophical terms sometimes included in the corpus of Plato's works. Plato is generally not regarded as the editor of all of Definitions. Some ancient scholars attributed Definitions to Speusippus. [2]
Boudry coined the term fallacy fork. [27] For a given fallacy, one must either characterize it by means of a deductive argumentation scheme, which rarely applies (the first prong of the fork), or one must relax definitions and add nuance to take the actual intent and context of the argument into account (the other prong of the fork). [27]
Generally interpreted to mean that that which motivates or drives a person can consume him or her from within. This phrase has become a popular slogan or motto for pro-ana websites, anorexics and bulimics. [citation needed] quod natura non dat Salmantica non praestat: what nature does not give, Salamanca does not provide
The Fallas (Valencian: Falles; Spanish: Fallas) is a traditional celebration held annually in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain. The five main days celebrated are from 15 to 19 March, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] while the Mascletà, a pyrotechnic spectacle of firecracker detonation, takes place every day from 1 to 19 March.
The Greek phrase was used by many early Greek mathematicians, including Euclid [4] and Archimedes. The Latin phrase is attested in a 1501 Euclid translation of Giorgio Valla . [ 5 ] Its abbreviation q.e.d. is used once in 1598 by Johannes Praetorius , [ 6 ] more in 1643 by Anton Deusing , [ 7 ] extensively in 1655 by Isaac Barrow in the form Q ...
The history of the Latin phrase at the centre of the impeachment investigation into Donald Trump.
status quo: the state in which: The current condition or situation. status quo ante: the state in which [things were] before: The state of affairs prior to some upsetting event. Often used as a legal term. status quo ante bellum: the state before the war: A common term in peace treaties. stet: let it stand