AD CAPTANDUM


Meaning of AD CAPTANDUM in English

adjective

or ad captandum vul·gus |adˌkapˈtandəm(ˈvəlgəs)

Etymology: ad captandum, from Latin, for pleasing; ad captandum vulgus, from Latin, for pleasing the crowd

: designed to attract or please the crowd — used often of an argument directed chiefly to the emotions

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