Some argument schemes are designated by Latin labels, S. Ab —; Ad —; Ex —. This entry lists the labels using the Latin preposition ex (rarely e, and never e before a vowel).
E/ex means “taken from”; in the construction “arguments e/ex N” the Latin noun N refers to the substance, from which the argument is drawn.
A list of “ex + N” Arguments
| Latin name of the argument | • Meaning of the Latin word(s)Latin • (When necessary a word-for-word translation) • English equivalent(s) • Reference to the corresponding entry/ies |
| ex concessis (sg. ex concesso) e concessu gentium |
Lat. concedere, “admit; agree with sb” — arg. from the consensus of nations ; from traditional wisdom; from what is admitted by the audience or the opponent — S. Consensus; Authority; Ex concessis; Ex datis; Beliefs of the Audience; Concession; Ad hominem. |
| e contrario [generally a contrario] |
Lat. contrarius, “contrary; opposite” — S. Opposites |
| ex datis | Lat. datum, “gift” — arg. from the facts as such; from what is accepted by the audience — S. Ex datis |
| ex notatione | Lat. notatio, from notare “stamp with a mark” — arg. from “what the word (truly) says”; argument from the meaning or of a word. S. True Meaning of the Word; Derived Words |
| ex silentio | Lat. silentium, “silence” — S. Silence |
As the ab and ad arguments, the ex arguments do not refer to a unified category of arguments, or to a common semantic family, nor to a formal type.