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Epagogic vs Apagogic - What's the difference?

epagogic | apagogic |

As adjectives the difference between epagogic and apagogic

is that epagogic is inductive while apagogic is proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility, or absurdity of the contrary.

epagogic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • inductive
    • (Latham)
    (Webster 1913)

    apagogic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility, or absurdity of the contrary.

    • Related terms

    * apagogical * apagogically

    See also

    * ad absurdum