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ad nauseam: to sickness: i.e., "to the point of disgust". Sometimes used as a humorous alternative to ad infinitum. An argumentum ad nauseam is a logical fallacy in which erroneous proof is proffered by prolonged repetition of the argument, i. e., the argument is repeated so many times that persons are "sick of it". ad oculos: to the eyes
Ad nauseam is a Latin term for an argument or other discussion that has continued to the figurative point of nausea. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For example, "this has been discussed ad nauseam " indicates that the topic has been discussed extensively and those involved have grown sick of it.
"The sequence 1, 2, 3, ... continues ad infinitum." "The perimeter of a fractal may be iteratively drawn ad infinitum." The 17th-century writer Jonathan Swift incorporated the idea of self-similarity in the following lines from his satirical poem On Poetry: a Rhapsody (1733):
An argument which does not seem to have such a beginning becomes difficult to imagine. If it can be established, separately, that the chain must have a start, then a reductio ad infinitum is a valid refutation technique. reformatio in peius: change to worse: A decision from a court of appeal is amended to a worse one.
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
At the time of writing, August 2013, Wikipedia contains around 3,100 instances of ad nauseam, and about 4,100 instances of ad nauseum. This seems like a good time to point out that the correct spelling of the Latin phrase is the one that is rarer in our project – ad nauseam. The literal meaning of the phrase is, "to [the point of] sickness".
A dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid; Ad antiquitatem; Ad hominem; Ad infinitum; Ad nauseam; Ad personam; Argumentum a fortiori; Argumentum ad antiquitatem; Argumentum ad baculum; Argumentum ad captandum; Argumentum ad consequentiam; Argumentum ad crumenam; Argumentum ad ignorantiam; Argumentum ad lapidem; Argumentum ad lazarum ...
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) Ecological fallacy – inferring about the nature of an entity based solely upon aggregate statistics collected for the group to which that entity belongs.