Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
argumentative technique
logical argument |
| gptkbp:category |
deductive reasoning
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| gptkbp:goal |
disprove a statement by showing its negation leads to contradiction
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| gptkbp:hasMethod |
assume the opposite
derive contradiction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
reductio ad absurdum
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| gptkbp:languageOfOrigin |
gptkb:Latin
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
direct proof
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
proof by contradiction
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| gptkbp:translatedInto |
reduction to absurdity
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Euclid |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:logic
gptkb:mathematics gptkb:philosophy |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Turing's_proof_of_the_undecidability_of_the_halting_problem
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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