# What is the proper term for this argument approach?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 20, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-term-for-this-argument-approach/603584 "2011-11-20T22:29:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-term-for-this-argument-approach/603584/21 "2011-11-23T11:01:31Z")

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> [@Polerius](#):
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> If there’s no existing term for it, we could make one up 🙂

_Argumentum ad bamboozelum_ ? 😛

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