Argumentum ad lapidem

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Ad Lapidem is a logical fallacy where someone dismisses a statement as absurd without giving a reason why it is supposedly absurd. It is considered close to the ad hominem fallacy. ^[1]

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1. ^ "Definitions of Fallacies", Dianah Mertz Hsieh, 20 August 1995

Fallacies of Irrelevance v • d • e
Absurdity | Argument from ignorance | Argument from silence | Bandwagon fallacy Bulverism | Irrelevant conclusion | Middle ground | Missing argument Proof by assertion | Straw man | Style over substance | Two wrongs make a right
Appeal to consequences:
	Appeal to force | Wishful thinking
Appeal to emotion:
	Fear | Flattery | Nature | Pity | Repugnance | Ridicule | Spite
Genetic fallacy:
	Personal attack (Appeal to motive | Guilt by association | Poisoning the well | You too) Appeal to authority (Novelty | Poverty | Tradition | Wealth) | Chronological snobbery | Etymology
Other types of fallacy