"Argument from my own authority"

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I was hoping to find a reasonable Latin translation of the phrase "argument from my own authority". I recognize "argumentum ab auctoritate" as perhaps the definitive version of what in English is described as "argument from authority". But what I want to capture is a bit different, in which a participant in a discussion/debate uses something like the following as evidence: "I have stated time and again that ..."

So, is there a reasonable translation possible of "argument from my own authority"?

Thank you from a newbie here.

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[+3] - George - 01/20/2015Maybe I'm not fully understanding what you want, but it should be a simple matter of adding "my own". [color=#0000FF]argumentum ab auctoritate meae[/color]

@scottsauyet,

Maybe I'm not fully understanding what you want, but it should be a simple
matter of adding "my own".

argumentum ab auctoritate meae

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@George,

Thank you. I don't know Latin at all, so this is mostly for fun.

I can't tell if in that construct "meae" modifies "auctoritate", which would be just what I want, "argument from my own authority", or either "argumentum" or the whole preceding phrase, which would be something like "my argument from authority", a different beast entirely. Should it be clear to someone who knows Latin which one is correct?

Again, thank you for your help.

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@scottsauyet,

Meae modifies auctoritate.
Both are feminine singular ablative.
Anyone who knows Latin will see that at once.

"Argument from my own authority"

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