| 单词 | argumentum ex silentio |
| 释义 | > as lemmasargumentum e (or ex) silentio c. In certain phrases borrowed from the formal terminology of the schools, the Latin argumentum is in current use, esp. in argumentum ad hominem. argumentum e (or ex) silentio, an argument from silence: used of a conclusion based on lack of contrary evidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > types of logical argument enthymeme1570 argumentum ad hominem1690 dialogism1880 argumentum e (or ex) silentio1934 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xvii. 347 To press a Man with Consequences drawn from his own Principles, or Concessions..is already known under the Name of Argumentum ad Hominem. [Cf. quot. 1602 and quot. c1790 at sense 3a.] 1934 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. II. 274 This argumentum ex silentio does not, of course, go very far. 1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. iv. 99 We perceive that the absence of a common designation in the Indo-European period for a given concept or thing by no means necessarily implies the non-existence of that concept or thing at that period. The argumentum e silentio is notoriously fragile. 1962 Listener 6 Sept. 364/2 Doesn't Dr. Needham..give the Chinese the benefit of a doubt, sometimes, with an argumentum e silentio? argumentum ex (or e) silentio ‘From silence’: a phrase used to designate an argument or conclusion based on lack of contrary evidence. Frequently in argumentum ex (or e) silentio (see argument n. 3c). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [adverb] > without contrary evidence ex silentio1909 1909 L. R. Farnell Cults Greek States V. iv. 88 On this point the argument is not merely ex silentio. 1945 Scrutiny 13 ii. 93 Electra..shows them that the dead have no objection to her dancing and argues ex silentio that they approve. 1953 W. R. Trask tr. E. R. Curtius European Lit. iii. 50 The discussion is very summary, and hence forbids conclusions ex silentio. 1961 Times 2 Oct. 13/2 The only supportable concentrations of power or wealth are those that are at the direct disposal of the state (an exception in the case of trade unions being implied ex silentio). < as lemmas |
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