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definition: argumentum a fortiori

argumentum a fortiori* – If something works the hard way, then it’s likely to work the easy way, too.

Cleaning product commercials from the eighties that used to create terrible stains and then show that their product did an excellent job of cleaning up these tough messes were such an appeal. If they worked for even the hardest messes, then they’d be sufficient for simple ones, too.

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definition: argumentum a fortiori

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