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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "How much more, then" #147972 09/15/2005 8:03 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,204 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,204 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Kal V’Khomer ("the light and the heavy"): ...to make an argument from a lesser weight based on one of the heavier or greater weight. The philosophers called this a fortiori (Latin for "with even greater strength"). Example: If X is true of Y then HOW MUCH MORE X must be true of Z (Z being greater weight than Y)... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted long-come-shorts Marianna 09/14/2005 9:03 AM Re: long-come-shorts consuelo 09/14/2005 12:04 PM Re: long-come-shorts tsuwm 09/14/2005 3:46 PM Re: long-come-shorts Marianna 09/15/2005 9:41 AM Re: long-come-shorts inselpeter 09/15/2005 10:46 AM Re: long-come-shorts Buffalo Shrdlu 09/15/2005 10:57 AM Re: long-come-shorts inselpeter 09/15/2005 12:37 PM Re: long-come-shorts Buffalo Shrdlu 09/15/2005 1:00 PM Re: long-come-shorts inselpeter 09/15/2005 2:18 PM "How much more, then" wofahulicodoc 09/15/2005 8:03 PM Re: "How much more, then" Buffalo Shrdlu 09/15/2005 8:05 PM (as long as we're playing _that_ game) wofahulicodoc 09/15/2005 8:09 PM Re: "How much more, then" inselpeter 09/15/2005 9:18 PM Re: long-come-shorts Jackie 09/15/2005 6:10 PM Re: long-come-shorts Jackie 09/14/2005 2:56 PM Re: long-come-shorts inselpeter 09/14/2005 3:01 PM Re: long-come-shorts zmjezhd 09/14/2005 4:30 PM Re: long-come-shorts deaconb 09/15/2005 11:47 AM Re: long-come-shorts tsuwm 09/15/2005 1:34 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,378 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 36 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,204 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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