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In logic, an argumentum e contrario (Latin: 'argument from the contrary'; also a contrario or ex contrario [1]), also known as appeal from the contrary, denotes any proposition that is argued to be correct because it is not disproven by a certain case. It is the opposite of the analogy. When analogy is allowed, e contrario is forbidden and vice ...
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a contrario: from the opposite: i.e., "on the contrary" or "au contraire". Thus, an argumentum a contrario ("argument from the contrary") is an argument or proof by contrast or direct opposite. a Deucalione: from or since Deucalion: A long time ago; from Gaius Lucilius, Satires VI, 284 a falsis principiis proficisci: to set forth from false ...
Where "an argument or proof by contrast or direct opposite" is mentioned under "a contrario", does this refer to reductio ad absurdum (also known as "proof by contradiction")? If so, either of these would be a better term to use, and it could be linked to the corresponding Wikipedia page if the reader wants a fuller definition and explanation.
Appeal to poverty (argumentum ad Lazarum) – supporting a conclusion because the arguer is poor (or refuting because the arguer is wealthy). (Opposite of appeal to wealth.) [89] Appeal to tradition (argumentum ad antiquitatem) – a conclusion supported solely because it has long been held to be true. [90]
A System of Logic-- A priori and a posteriori-- Abacus logic-- Abduction (logic)-- Abductive validation-- Academia Analitica-- Accuracy and precision-- Ad captandum ...
Contra principia negantem non est disputandum (Latin, alternatively Contra principia negantem disputari non potest and Contra principia negantem disputari nequit; literally, "Against one who denies the principles, there can be no debate") is a principle of logic and law: in order to debate reasonably about a disagreement, there must be agreement about the principles or facts by which to judge ...
1 argumentum a/e contrario. 1 comment. 2 "as such" 1 comment. 3 Expressio unius. 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents. Talk: Argumentum a contrario. Add languages.