Apagogue

/ˈæpəɡoʊg/ noun

Definition

A person who uses or employs the logical method of apagoge in argument or proof; one skilled in reductio ad absurdum.

Etymology

From 'apagoge' + the suffix '-gue' (one who does or practices), creating a noun for a practitioner of this logical method.

Kelly Says

An apagogue is essentially a logical trickster—not dishonestly, but in the elegant sense of someone who knows how to corner you into admitting your own argument doesn't work.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፓጎ
ah-pah-goh
ARالعربية
أباغ
ab-agh
BNবাংলা
অপাগ
ah-pah-g
CACatalà
apago
ah-pah-goh
CSČeština
apago
ah-pah-goh
DADansk
apago
ah-pah-goh
DEDeutsch
Apagoge
ah-pah-goh-geh
ELΕλληνικά
απαγώ
ah-pah-goh
ESEspañol
apago
ah-pah-goh
FAفارسی
آپاگو
ā-pā-go
FISuomi
apago
ah-pah-goh
FRFrançais
apagoge
ah-pah-gohzh
GUGU
અપાગો
ah-pah-goh
HAHA
apago
ah-pah-goh
HEעברית
אפגוג
af-gohg
HIहिन्दी
अपागो
ah-pah-goh
HUMagyar
apago
ah-pah-goh
IDBahasa Indonesia
apago
ah-pah-goh
IGIG
apago
ah-pah-goh
ITItaliano
apago
ah-pah-goh
JA日本語
アパゴ
apa-go
KKKK
апаго
ah-pah-goh
KMKM
អបាគ
ah-pah-g
KO한국어
아파고
apa-go
MRMR
अपागो
ah-pah-goh
MSBahasa Melayu
apago
ah-pah-goh
MYမြန်မာ
အပါဂို
ah-pah-goh
NLNederlands
apago
ah-pah-goh
NONorsk
apago
ah-pah-goh
PAPA
ਅਪਾਗੋ
ah-pah-goh
PLPolski
apago
ah-pah-goh
PTPortuguês
apago
ah-pah-goh
RORomână
apago
ah-pah-goh
RUРусский
апагог
ah-pah-gog
SVSvenska
apago
ah-pah-goh
SWKiswahili
apago
ah-pah-goh
TAதமிழ்
அபாகோ
ah-pah-goh
TEతెలుగు
అపాగో
ah-pah-goh
THไทย
อพาโก
ah-pah-goh
TLTL
apago
ah-pah-goh
TRTürkçe
apago
ah-pah-goh
UKУкраїнська
апагог
ah-pah-gog
URاردو
اپاگو
ah-pah-goh
VITiếng Việt
apago
ah-pah-goh
YOYO
apago
ah-pah-goh
ZH中文
阿帕戈
ā-pā-gē
ZUZU
apago
ah-pah-goh

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.