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noun
The informal fallacy of dismissing an argument as untrue or absurd without explaining why.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: appeal to the stone
Antonyms: none provided
History
From New Latin [Term?], from a fallacious argument between Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. See Wikipedia for more.
