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Discover LudwigThe phrase "proves too much" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in discussions about arguments or claims that, if taken to their logical conclusion, would lead to absurd or overly broad implications. Example: "His argument about the benefits of technology proves too much, suggesting that all technological advancements are inherently good without considering potential drawbacks."
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In a place like Machu Picchu, which is swarming with visitors lost in a frantic orgy of photo taking, the appearance of a novel entity proves too much to resist.
The claim proves too much.
The argument simply proves too much.
Sadly, the pecan, cheese crust ensemble proves too much.
The argument of the government proves too much.
This is an argument that proves too much.
Blinds obscure it if the sun proves too much.
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Either it does not work at all, or it works but 'proves too much' and gives us no reason to single out organ sale for condemnation and/or prohibition.
In some cases this proves too much for the undergraduate, after all the preceding years of parental and scholastic discipline, and he loses his sense of identity.
In which case, the appeal to analyticity might seem to block the 'proves too much objection'.
The objection could equally run that Pascal's argument 'proves too much': by parallel reasoning we can 'show' that rationality requires believing in various incompatible theistic hypotheses.
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