Argument from Repetition

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Category 4 External Links 5 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Ad nauseam
• Argument to the Point of Disgust
• Argumentum ad nauseam
• argumentum ad nauseam fallacy
• Fallacy of Repetition
• Repetition
• Repetition for Emphasis

Explanation

Repeating an opinion again and again seems to convince people that it is true - maybe because it simulates the effect of many people having that opinion. So this is a sort of Appeal to Popularity mimicry.

Category

• Fallacy of Authority related to arguments

External Links

• Wikipedia [1]
• Global Tester [2] (Argumentum ad nauseam)

Examples in creationist arguments

Most creationist arguments are repeated again and again in spite of being disproved again and again, some of them having been in the loop since the 19th century. Creationism itself is one big Argument from Repetition.