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Meaning of destructive sorites | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Examples

“In a destructive Sorites, you, of course, go back from the denial of the last consequent to the denial of the first antecedent”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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