Meanings
nounapagoge (countable and uncountable, plural apagoges)
plural apagoges
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesAn indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
Synonyms: reductio ad absurdum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀπαγωγή
- Englishapagoge
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπαγωγή (apagōgḗ).
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French apagogie
- apagogiean indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary
Italian apagoge, apagogia
- apagogean indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary
- apagogiaan indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary
Polish apagoge
- apagogean indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary
Portuguese apagoge, apagogia
- apagogean indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary
- apagogiaan indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary
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