Of or relating to apagoge; using the method of proof by contradiction or reduction to absurdity.
From 'apagogic' + the suffix '-al,' providing an alternative adjectival form with slightly more formal or philosophical tone.
This longer form 'apagogical' sounds even more scholarly than 'apagogic'—it's the kind of word philosophers use when they want to sound especially rigorous.
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