Origin of The Term
From "Fallacies: classical and contemporary readings By Hans V. Hansen, Robert C. Pinto"
- "It is generally accepted that the philosopher John Locke introduced the term in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding:"
- "Another way that Men ordinarily use to drive others, and force them to submit their Judgments. And receive the Opinion in debate, is to require the Adversary to admit what they alledge as a Proof, or assign a better. And this I call Argumentum ad Ignorantum" – John Locke
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