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APAGOGE
Etymology
Noun
apagoge (countable and uncountable, plural apagoges)
(logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
Synonyms
• reductio ad absurdum
Source: Wiktionary
Ap`a*go"ge, n. Etym: [Gr. (Logic)
Definition: An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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