Anangeon

Anangeon (Greek: ἀναγκαῖον, "necessary"),^[1] also known as dicaeologia (δικαιολογία, "a plea in defense"),^[2] is a specious method of argument, where the basis lies in inevitability or necessity.^{[citation needed]} For example, "Yes, I missed school today, but I was sick and wouldn't have learned anything anyway"—this argument ignores the need to go to school, mitigating the controversy of not going. Thus, it is often used to limit or contradict fault in a matter.

Anangeon can be seen as a part of logos and is a type of non sequitur.

References

^ Anangeon, Silva Rhetoricae, Brigham Young University Archived July 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ Dicaeologia, Silva Rhetoricae, Brigham Young University Archived November 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Anangeon, Silva Rhetoricae, Brigham Young University Archived July 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Dicaeologia, Silva Rhetoricae, Brigham Young University Archived November 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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