APAGOGICAL ARGUMENT
\ɐpɐɡˈɒɡɪkə͡l ˈɑːɡjuːmənt], \ɐpɐɡˈɒɡɪkəl ˈɑːɡjuːmənt], \ɐ_p_ɐ_ɡ_ˈɒ_ɡ_ɪ_k_əl ˈɑː_ɡ_j_uː_m_ə_n_t]\
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[Gr.] Proves indirectly, by proving that the contradictory is impossible, e.g. Euclid, bk. iii. 9, 10, 11, etc.
By Henry Percy Smith
