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argumentum ad passiones (plural argumenta ad passiones) (rhetoric) An appeal or argument intended to convince the listener(s) by agitating the emotions, rather than by appealing to sober judgment.

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  1. argumentum ad passiones (plural argumenta ad passiones) (rhetoric) An appeal or argument intended to convince the listener(s) by agitating the emotions, rather than by appealing to sober judgment.