APAGOGIC
\ɐpɐɡˈɒɡɪk], \ɐpɐɡˈɒɡɪk], \ɐ_p_ɐ_ɡ_ˈɒ_ɡ_ɪ_k]\
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-AL, ap-a-goj'ik, -al, adj. proving indirectly by an apagoge or reduction to an absurdity, the truth of the thesis being evinced through the falsehood of its opposite--opposed to direct or ostensive proof. [Gr. apag[=o]g[=e], leading away, abduction, apagein, to lead off.]
By Thomas Davidson
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