ipsedixitism
ip·se·di·xitism
noun
1.
an unsupported dogmatic assertion
Origin
From Latin ipse dīxit (“he himself said it”, used in the Middle Ages in reference to Aristotle) + -ism. Coined in the late 18th century by Jeremy Bentham.
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