(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
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reductio::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reductio ad absurdum |
| Type of | disproof, falsification, refutation |
Examples of reductio
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If so, then it will take a lot more than a reductio ad absurdum argument, MJWP.
From the economist.com
This argument may be absurd but it is not intended as a reductio ad absurdum.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
Now this, I would point as the reductio ad absurdum of this entire situation.
From the infowars.com
I know that is what he wrote, but it is not a Q.E.D., it is a reductio ad absurdem.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The name of the proof is reductio ad absurdam, and it's been around for 23 centuries.
From the guardian.co.uk
Wilt, for instance, thought up a new basketball strategy called reductio ad absurdum.
From the time.com
Reductio ad absurdum if you like but that is the drift of the argument.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Greenpeace strategy itself is a kind of unintended example of reductio ad absurdum.
From the guardian.co.uk
This was required by his use of the reductio ad absurdum form of proof.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Reductio ad absurdum: (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
- Reductio is open source software written using the Java Programming Language from an idea that originated in a research paper called QuickCheck: A Lightweight Tool for Random Testing of Haskell Programs . ...
