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ipse dixit

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ip·se dix·it  (ps dkst)
n.
An unsupported assertion, usually by a person of standing; a dictum.
[From Latin ipse dxit, he himself said (it) : ipse, he himself + dxit, third person sing. perfect tense of dcere, to say.]
ipse dixit Latin [ˈɪpseɪ ˈdɪksɪt]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an arbitrary and unsupported assertion
[C16, literally: he himself said it]
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Noun1.ipse dixit - an unsupported dogmatic assertion
ipsedixitism
assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
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As for the expert's testimony regarding his analytical approach, the Court said, "Of course [the expert] himself claimed that his method was accurate, but, as we pointed out in Joiner, 'nothing in either Daubert or the Federal Rules of Evidence requires a district court to admit opinion evidence that is connected to existing data only by the ipse dixit of the expert.
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Applying the abuse of discretion standard, the Supreme Court affirmed, stating that "nothing in either Daubert or the Federal Rules of Evidence requires a district court to admit opinion evidence which is connected to existing data only by the ipse dixit of the expert.
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