apagogic

apagogic

(ˌæpəˈɡɒdʒɪk) or

apagogical

adj
relating to apagoge
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Specific rhetorical techniques include (but are not limited to) deductive/inductive reasoning, apagogic argument, sarcasm, questioning, and attacking the opponents.
An apagogic argument (reduction ad absurdum) means the use of argument in such a manner that disapproves a proposition by showing the absurdity of that position.
Rhetoric of legitimacy: comparing Han Yu's defense of Confucianism and Mao Zedong's justification of the communist rule
Sometimes the transformation works smoothly, such as when SC redescribes the apagogic method of argument as the use of a "tree" trope (186).
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