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apagoge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæ.pə.ɡəʊ.d͡ʒi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπαγωγή (apagōgḗ).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.

Forms

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apagoges Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

apagogic

Synonyms

reductio ad absurdum

Translations (6)

pt apagoge (an indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary) · it apagogia (an indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary) · it apagoge (an indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary) · pl apagoge (an indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary) · fr apagogie (an indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary) · pt apagogia (an indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary)