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apodeictic

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apodeictic [ˌæpəˈdaɪktɪk], apodictic [ˌæpəˈdɪktɪk]
adj
1. unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic archaic
a.  necessarily true
b.  asserting that a property holds necessarily Compare problematic [2] assertoric
[from Latin apodīcticus, from Greek apodeiktikos clearly demonstrating, from apodeiknunai to demonstrate]
apodeictically , apodictically adv
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Adj.1.apodeictic - of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"


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By conflating <human rights>, "America," "freedom," and various elements of neoliberal capitalist thought through the myth of American exceptionalism, Bush crafted powerful apodeictic justifications for his political and military actions in the Middle East.
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