CONTRAPOSITION
\kˌɒntɹəpəzˈɪʃən], \kˌɒntɹəpəzˈɪʃən], \k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_p_ə_z_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S.
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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