Argumentum a fortiori
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Argumentum a fortiori is a form of argumentation that draws upon existing confidence in a proposition to argue in favour of a second proposition that is held to be implicit in, or even more certain th
Where a bottle is known to be able to hold a pint of liquid, it could a fortiori be argued that it would also be able to hold half a pint.
Iron law of oligarchy
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The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory first developed by the German-born Italian sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book Political Parties. It asserts that rule by an elite, or oligarchy
Robert Michels, the sociologist who devised the iron law of oligarchy
