argumentum ad fidem

== English == === Etymology === Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + fidem (accusative singular of fidēs, “faith”, “belief”) ≈ “appeal to faith” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (General American) /ɑɹ.ɡjuˈmɛn.təm æd ˈfɪ.dɛm/, (emulating Classical Latin) /-tum-/, /-ˈfi.dɛm/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm ăd fĭʹdĕm, IPA(key): /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈfɪdɛm/, (emulating Classical Latin) IPA(key): /-ɡuː-/, /-tum-/, /-ˈfi.dɛm/ === Noun === argumentum ad fidem (plural argumenta ad fidem) (rhetoric) A fallacious argument that asserts the truth of a proposition by an appeal to pious testimony or religious revelation. For quotations using this term, see Citations:argumentum ad fidem.