apagogic
Proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contraryProving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable, rhetoric)Proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
Translations
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2 related wordsSee also
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