apagogic
English
Etymology
apagoge + -ic
Adjective
apagogic (not comparable)
- (rhetoric) Proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
Related terms
- apagogical
- apagogically
Translations
proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility, or absurdity of the contrary
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See also
- ad absurdum