A fortiori argument

The Latin phrase literally means one of the following:"from the stronger""even more so""with even stronger reason" It denotes a proof of a claim by means of an already proved stronger claim. Example: If it is forbidden to ride a bike with an extra passenger, then it is also forbidden to ride a bike with two extra passengers.

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