apagoge (countable and uncountable, plural apagoges)
(logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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