👉 A "overproof" in linguistics is a sentence that uses an incorrect or irrelevant reference to prove something. For example, if someone says, "He was the only one who could have done it," they are making a false statement by using a specific person's name as evidence instead of proving their own point with evidence from other sources. Overproofs can be confusing and misleading for readers or listeners because they suggest that there is something wrong with the original statement. However, they are often used
