argumentum ad baculum

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin argūmentum ad baculum (literally “argument to the cudgel”).

Noun

argumentum ad baculum

(rhetoric) The use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument.
Synonym: appeal to force

Translations

use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument

Tagalog: katwirang umaantig sa lakas

See also

might makes right

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