Complex sentence: This is an example of ipse dixit ("He, himself, said it"), also known as the bare assertion fallacy, a term used to identify and describe a sort of arbitrary dogmatic statement which the speaker expects the listener to accept as valid.
Split into simpler sentences: This is an example of ipse dixit ("He, himself, said it"), also known as the bare assertion fallacy. A term which is used to identify and describe a sort of arbitrary dogmatic statement which the speaker expects the listener to accept as valid.