negative proof

noun

A fallacious judgment that, because a premise cannot be proven true, that premise must be false.

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Meanings

nounnegative proof (plural negative proofs)

plural negative proofs

  1. A fallacious judgment that, because a premise cannot be proven true, that premise must be false.
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negative proof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20proof

MLA

“negative proof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20proof. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negative proof,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20proof.

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