(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 ad absurdum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reductio |
| Type of | disproof, falsification, refutation |
Examples of reductio ad absurdum
reductio ad absurdum
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
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
The case for a free society does not require the reductio ad absurdum of the end of secrets.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is a particular kind of the more general form of argument known as reductio ad absurdum.
From the en.wikipedia.org
