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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: 11,119 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,119 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 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

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