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	Ad captandum Information
		In rhetoric an argument ad captandum, "for capturing" the gullibility of the naïve among the listeners or readers, is an unsound, specious argument, a kind of seductive casuistry.
		The ad captandum argument may be painfully vivid in sound bites from politicians on TV news programs.
		Like most perceptions of logical transgressions, the ad captandum assessment may not be neutral and at the same time may be quite accurate.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Ad_captandum (204 words)

	Ad captandum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In rhetoric an argument ad captandum, "for capturing" the gullibility of the naïve among the listeners or readers, is an unsound, specious argument, a kind of seductive casuistry.
		The ad captandum argument may be painfully vivid in sound bites from politicians on TV news programs.
		Like most perceptions of logical transgressions, the ad captandum assessment may not be neutral and at the same time may be quite accurate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ad_captandum (221 words)

	Ad
		Ad libitum is also used in biology to refer to the "free-feeding" weight of an a...
		AD Scout The AD Scout (also known as the Sparrow) was designed by Harris Booth of the World War I. The Scout was a deci...
		Argumentum ad nauseam Argumentum ad nauseam or argument from repetition is the false proof of a statement by (prolonged)...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/ad.html (833 words)

	ad- (Latin: to, a direction toward, addition to, near; at; used as a prefix).
		ad- (Latin: to, a direction toward, addition to, near; at; used as a prefix).
		The Latin element ad carries the idea of "in the direction of" and combines with many Latin words and roots to make common English words.
		The implication is that such actions may not be in the best interest of society, but are intended only to achieve popularity or political goals; such as, winning an elective office, publicizing movies, novels, sports, TV programs, or any promotion that wants the masses to be involved for their support.
	www.wordinfo.info /words/index/default/view_unit/31/2/?spage=3&letter=A (672 words)

	Ad captandum
		The longer form of the term is ad captandum vulgus (Latin, 'to win over the crowd').
		-- parody of ad captandum statement, from Monty Python
		Direct quotes of egregious, rather than marginal, examples are required.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ad/ad_captandum.html (245 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Greek Church
		To this was added the sacred banquet of the Supper instituted by Christ, with prayers and ritual forms borrowed for the most part from the synoptic Gospels and from St. Paul.
		Rome claimed the Bulgarians as inhabitants of ancient Illyricum (her former ecclesiastical territory) and as having been baptized by her missionaries; Constantinople claimed that its priests had converted the Bulgarians, that the land was once imperial territory, and that the Council of Chalcedon had given Constantinople the right to consecrate bishops for all barbarian countries.
		To all these differences were to be added in the nineteenth century the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and that of Papal Infallibility.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06752a.htm (17675 words)

	Ad
		Ad- () As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to which ad- is prefixed.
		Ad captandum () A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
		Ad valorem () A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, -- in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number; as, an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent.
	linkspider.serversystems.net /dictionary/lookup/ad (223 words)

	Ad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		In rhetoric an argument '''''ad captandum,''''' "for capturing" the gullibility of the naandiuml;ve among the listeners or readers, is an unsound, specious argument, a kind of seductive casuistry.
		Ad lib is the adjective or adverb; ad-lib is the verb or nou
		'''Ad nauseam''' is a Latin term used to describe something that has been continuing "to the point of nausea." For example "This topic has been discussed ''ad nauseam''": it has been discussed extensively and everyone is sick of it.
	www.gateserver.net /Topicsbycategory.aspx?catid=32&name= (1900 words)

	Informal Fallacies
		The argumentum ad absurdum, or reductio ad absurdum, is itself a valid argument, based on the principle [the Law of Clavius, (-P -> P) -> P] that the introduction of the denial of the conclusion into a valid argument produces a contradiction and establishes the conclusion.
		Argumentum ad Hominem (abusive) -- simply denigrating the author of the argument -- though "impeaching a witness" is a relevant action in law because of the difference between reasons for truth and reasons for belief (discussed with the Genetic Fallacy).
		Thus the argumentum ad hominem and argumentum ab auctoritate are forms of the Genetic Fallacy that, in the context of belief, are not fallacies at all.
	www.friesian.com /valley/fallacie.htm (1271 words)

	Jonathon Delacour: A metaphysical brothel for emotions
		Ad captandum: I finally figured out what it is about the warbloggers—like this one, who is typical: they are sentimentalists.
		Then he sent a man to see that Baker’s hospital bills were taken care of, proving once again that sentimentality is often found on the other side of the same counterfeit coin as brutality.
		It turns out that Barra was paraphrasing Carl Jung, whose aphorism—Sentimentality is a superstructure covering brutality—Joseph later added, before pointing to his “long pissing contest with the warblogging community” (in the comments on this post at Warblogger Watch).
	weblog.delacour.net /archives/2002/09/a_metaphysical_brothel_for_emotions.php (780 words)

	ad - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		Before c, f, g, k, l, p, q, s, and t, ad- is usually assimilated to ac-, af-, ag-, ac-, al-, ap-, ac-, as-, and at-, respectively: adductor, acclimation, agglutinant.
		If the markets are up but the A/D line is sloping downwards, it's usually a sign that the markets are losing their breadth and may be setting up to head in the other direction.
		If the slope of the A/D line is up and the market is trending upward then the market is said to be healthy.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/ad (680 words)

	EpistemeLinks Latin Words and Phrases for Philosophy
		ad hoc - "to this" or "for this", and is used in the sense of improvised on the spot or designed for a specific, immediate purpose at hand.
		A fallacy consisting of criticizing a person rather than that person's ideas or argument, usually on the assumption that the the idea/argument is more or less sound depending on the qualities of the person endorsing it.
		General form of Argumentum ad hominem (or ad feminam to distinguish women).
	www.epistemelinks.com /Main/LatinWords.aspx (1368 words)

	Latin Phrases
		Example: If it is a violation of the sending state's rights to arrest its consular official, then a fortiori it would be a violation to arrest its ambassador.
		In the meantime -- as in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim" for a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador.
		According to one's pleasure -- Latin ad, according to + libitum, past participle of libre, to please.
	www.angelfire.com /empire/martiana/gens/LatinPhrasesA.html (1851 words)

	AD CAPTANDUM
		Adjective: affected, full of affectation, pretentious, pedantic, stilted, stagy, theatrical, big-sounding, ad captandum; canting, insincere.
		Adjective: deceived; Verb: deceiving; cunning; prestigious, prestigiatory; deceptive, deceptious; deceitful, covinous; delusive, delusory; illusive, illusory; elusive, insidious, ad captandum vulgus.
		Deceptive, sophistical, jesuitical; illusive, illusory; specious, hollow, plausible, ad captandum, evasive; irrelevant.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Ad/Ad_captandum.html (201 words)

	James K. Polk
		President Polk had succeeded in adding a vast area to the United States with this military victory, but questions were raised about the nation's honor.
		The principles that would govern his administration were proclaimed with great boldness, and the objectionable features of the tariff of 1842 were investigated and exposed, while congress was urged to substitute ad valorem for specific and minimum duties.
		He was loyally upheld by the votes of all parties in congress, abundantly supplied with the sinews of war, and seconded by gallant and competent officers in the field.
	www.jameskpolk.org (6211 words)

	ad captadum vulgus - to capture the affection or suit the taste of the crowd (Latin to English translation glossary) ...
		The correct spelling is “ad captandum vulgus.” It is Latin and it means “to capture the affection or suit the taste of the crowd.”
		ad captandum vulgus = to attract or please the rabble
		E.g.: 'Argumentum ad captandum vulgus' = 'argument to capture the vulgar mass/rabble'
	www.proz.com /kudoz/66371 (267 words)

	Italian Language: Sardu
		In “ad captandum vulgus”, “vulgus” (crowd) is the accusative case of the neuter noun ‘vulgus’, 2nd.declension.
		Such a gerundive (accusative + ad) is used to indicate a purpose.
		In fact “Ad captandum vulgus” means “For pleasing/ courting the crowd / rabble”, i.e.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Italian-Language-1584/Sardu.htm (379 words)

	Wonderful Latin Phrases
		Ad captandum vulgus = a logical fallacy, an argument made “to the common crowd,” often used of politicians who appeal to popular interest by making false promises.
		Ad hominem = a logical fallacy, an argument made “to the man,” criticizing the person rather than the person’s argument.
		Ad Kalendas Graecas = “to the Greek Kalends,” i.e.
	www.wvup.edu /Academics/humanities/Oldaker/wonderful_latin_phrases.htm (2053 words)

	Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary Ad - Ad
		An alternative term for AD is CE, standing for Common Era, a less traditional term, but preferred because it avoids the bias inherent in an insistance upon referring to Christ
		separate songs added purely as display items at a time when singers were perceived to have a greater value than composers.
		a minor or major seventh added to a concluding major triad, for example, in jazz, the minor seventh which is one of the blues notes, or the major seventh played in tremolo over a tonic major triad by jazz pianists
	www.dolmetsch.com /defsa2.htm (2398 words)

	Logical Fallacies
		argumentum ad baculinum -- Fallacy that occurs when threat of force is made, either implicitly or explicitly.
		argumentum ad lazarum -- The fallacy of supposing a conclusion is valid because the argument is made by a poor person.
		It is the opposite of the ad crumenam fallacy.
	www.philosophicalsociety.com /Logical%20Fallacies.htm (2628 words)

	The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom) - Rhetoric
		Cicero (106-43 BC) and Quintilian (35-100 AD) were chief among Roman rhetoricians, and their work is an extension of Aristotle's.
		Although the Ad Herennium was not widely known in its time, it provides a glimpse into the early development of Latin rhetoric, and in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it achieved wide publication as one of the basic school texts on rhetoric.
		Whether or not he wrote the Rhetorica ad Herennium, Cicero, along with Quintilian (the most influential Roman teacher of rhetoric), is considered one of the most important Roman rhetoricians.
	www.book-of-thoth.com /thebook/index.php/Rhetoric (4474 words)

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		That's known as argumentum ad captandum, or substituting flattery for a valid argument.
		Dreher's teacher had no right to claim the logical high ground and yet resort to argumentum ad captandum.
		That's a contradiction, which is a logical fallacy of form, and I detect a special pleading fallacy, or one in which someone claims an exemption from a rule he enforces, at play here, too, if Dreher's teacher really believes in conducting an argument logically yet, apparently as a first resort, indulges in logical fallacies instead.
	www.beliefnet.com /boards_mini/index.asp?boardID=4949 (570 words)

	Patrick Seitz - Old Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Ad captandum vulgus — to please and catch the crowd.
		Adipocere — a fatty or waxy substance of a light brown color into which the muscular fibers of dead animal bodies are converted by long exposure to moisture.
		Ad libitum — as one desires; at pleasure; as much as one pleases.
	www.patrickseitz.com /site/journal/archives/00000144.htm (337 words)

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		argumentum ad hominem: an argument addressed to the man, or having a direct personal bearing; an argument deriving its force from the practice, prejudices, principles, etc., of the person addressed or immediately concerned.
		argumentum ad invidiam: an argument appealing to envy or ill-will.
		argumentum ad captandum: an argument appealing to arousal of passions, similar to ad populum.
	www.jacklewis.net /carlton/fallacies.htm (1038 words)

	ipedia.com: List of Latin phrases Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		"In the meantime" — as in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim" for a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador.
		"In the manner of the Dauphin" — rare variant of ad usum Delphini.
		"Method of adding" — loosely "method of affirming", a logical rule of inference, saying that from proposition P and if P then Q one can conclude Q.
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_latin_phrases.html (4474 words)

	Ad- - Definition of Ad- by Webster Dictionary
		Ad- - Definition of Ad- by Webster Dictionary
		As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the
		with the first letter of the word to which ad- is prefixed.
	www.webster-dictionary.net /definition/Ad- (77 words)

	Latin Quotes, Latin Phrases, Latin Mottos and Latin Quotations
		Ad captandum vulgus - To appeal to the crowd -- often used of politicians who make false or insincere promises appealing to popular interest
		Ad limina apostolorum - To the thresholds of the Apostles
		Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora - Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)
	www.yuni.com /library/latin.html (1639 words)

	buhfly.com [v11.0 Scarlett] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Ad captandum vulgus - To appeal to the crowd
		From februare, to expiate or purify, f or themid-month feast of Lupercus, god of fertility.
		With January, it was added to Rome's original ten-month Alban calendar after 738 BC.
	www.buhfly.com /entertainment/latin.php (1894 words)

	Latin quotations and phrases
		a capite ad calcem - from head to toe (lit.
		ad captandum vulgus - to please the crowd
		ad hominem - arguing to the emotions and not to reason (lit.
	www.infomarex.com /faqs/faqs-latinB.htm (2118 words)

	taxi1010 - A Real Old-fashioned Art
		You have to be your own friend, because you have within you a friend you know very little about — the part of you that wakes up and dreams at night, and which during the day sleeps, (mostly along for the ride,) hypnotized by civilization.
		Appeals to Sympathy: Argumentum ad Misericordiam, Argumentum ad Verecundiam, The Authority of the One, Appeals to the Superego, Argumentum ad Captandum Vulgus, The Authority of the Select Few, The Authority of the Many, The Authority of Tradition, The Authority of Precedent, The Fallacy of Special Pleading, and Argumentum ad Ignorantiam.
		False Logic: The Fallacy of Accent, The Fallacy of Amphibology, Hypostatization and Snobbery, The Fallacy of Hasty Generalization, The Fallacy of Composition, The Fallacy of Division, The Fallacy of Equivocation, The Time-Line Fallacy, The Fallacy of Concomitant Variation, Post Hoc, ergo Propter Hoc, and Denying the Antecedent and Affirming the Consequent.
	www.taxi1010.com /resource/forkids.htm (2003 words)

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		ab ovo usque ad mala = from the beginning to the end
		ad captandum vulgus = to appeal to the crowd
		ad nauseam = to the point of nausea, on and on
	department.monm.edu /classics/Courses/CLAS224/Handouts/Words/LatinLoan/LatinPHRASESinEnglish.htm (549 words)

	reading & writing
		I've added some other bad examples to the blogroll too.
		Ad captandum: I finally figured out what it is about the warbloggers--like this one, who is typical: they are sentimentalists.
		We turned up the volume on the left, and added Andrew for a little balance." My problem is I just don't buy the idea that Salon has any responsibility for "balance" in the current state of the media universe.
	www.rw.blogspot.com /2002_09_01_rw_archive.html (8110 words)

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