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destructive sorites

noun

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  1. A form of reductio ad absurdum which involves the denial of the first of a series of…

    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 antecedent

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for destructive sorites. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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