Argus eyed (argusid)

Vigilant; watchful; extreme Discourses, p. 34. argumentum argumentum (ar-gu-mentum), (är-gū-men'tum), n.; pl. pl. argu menta (-tä). [L.: see argument.) An argument. -Argumentum ad crumen am, an argument appealing to the purse, or to one's desire to save money. - Argumen tum ad hominem. See ad hominem. - Argumentum ad ignorant i am, an argument based adversary's ignorance of the matter in dispute. - Argumentum ad invidiam, an argument appealing to one's hatreds or prejudices. - Argumentum ad judicium, an argument addre ed to the judgment; a proof drawn from any of the foundations of knowledge or probability. - Argumen tum ad verecund i am (literally, an appeal to one's modesty), an argument from the opinions of men whose views are commonly accepted as authoritative. Also called ar gument from authority. - Argumentum baculinum, an appeal to force; club or lynch-law. - Argumentum ex conce o, an argument based on some previous admis sion.