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destructive sorites

destructive sorites noun: a form of reductio ad absurdum which involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last.

Noun

destructive sorites (plural destructive sorites)

  1. A form of reductio ad absurdum which involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last.
    • In a destructive Sorites, you, of course, go back from the denial of the last consequent to the denial of the first antecedent1826, Richard Whately, Elements of Logic

Forms of destructive sorites

pluraldestructive sorites

Questions about destructive sorites

What does destructive sorites mean?
Destructive sorites means a form of reductio ad absurdum which involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last.
What part of speech is destructive sorites?
Destructive sorites is a noun.
What is the plural of destructive sorites?
The plural of destructive sorites is destructive sorites.

Words near destructive sorites in the dictionary

  1. destructive distillation
  2. destructive distillations
  3. destructive interference
  4. destructive read
  5. destructive reads
  6. destructive sorites
  7. destructively
  8. destructiveness
  9. destructivism
  10. destructivist
  11. destructivists

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