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''Argumentum ad baculum'' (Latin for "argument to the cudgel" or "appeal to the stick"), also known as appeal to force, is an argument where force, coercion, or the ''threat of force'', is given as a justification. It is a specific case of the negative form of an argument to the consequences. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as the "Might Makes Right" fallacy. ==As a logical argument== A fallacious argument based on ''argumentum ad baculum'' generally proceeds as follows: :If x accepts P as true, then Q. :x will act to prevent Q. :Therefore, P is not true. This form of argument is an informal fallacy, because the attack Q may not necessarily reveal anything about the truth value of the premise P. This fallacy has been identified since the Middle Ages by many philosophers. This is a special case of ''argumentum ad consequentiam'', or "appeal to consequences". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Argumentum ad baculum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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