What is proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary. Bp. Berkeley called?
apagogical — Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary. Bp. Berkeley. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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