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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 ...
Argumentum ad baculum; Argumentum ad captandum; Argumentum ad consequentiam; Argumentum ad crumenam; Argumentum ad ignorantiam; Argumentum ad lapidem; Argumentum ad lazarum; Argumentum ad logicam; Argumentum ad misericordiam; Argumentum ad novitatem; Argumentum ad populum; Argumentum ad temperantiam; Argumentum ad verecundiam; Argumentum e ...
i.e., "from top to bottom", "all the way through", or "from head to toe". See also a pedibus usque ad caput. 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
Argumentum a fortiori; Argumentum e contrario; C. Cantor's diagonal argument; Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation, and Rhetoric; Claim (philosophy ...
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.
A System of Logic-- A priori and a posteriori-- Abacus logic-- Abduction (logic)-- Abductive validation-- Academia Analitica-- Accuracy and precision-- Ad captandum ...
A. Ab initio; Abjuration; Accessio (Roman law) Actio Pauliana; Actio personalis moritur cum persona; Actus reus; Ad colligenda bona; Ad idem; Ad litem; Ad quod damnum
Reductio ad absurdum, painting by John Pettie exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1884. In logic, reductio ad absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity"), also known as argumentum ad absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity") or apagogical argument, is the form of argument that attempts to establish a claim by showing that the opposite scenario would lead to absurdity or contradiction.