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   Apagoge
   Ap`a·go'ge noun [ Greek ... a leading away, from ... to lead away; ... from + ... to lead.] (Logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
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   apagoge
   <logic> An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary. ... Origin: Gr. A leading away, fr. To lead away; from + to lead. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Apagoge
   • (n.) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/apagoge/
   
   
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   apagoge
   apagoge, apagogic, apagogical A demonstration that does not prove a thing directly, but shows the absurdity or impossibility of denying it. A reductio ad absurdum, 'reduction to absurdity' is disproof of a principle or proposition by showing that it leads to an absurdity when followed to its logica...
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   Apagoge
   (Gr. apagoge) In Aristotle's logic (1) a syllogism whose major premiss is certain but whose minor premiss is only probable; abduction; (2) a method of indirect demonstration whereby the validity of a conclusion is established by assuming its contradictory and showing that impossible or unacceptable ...
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