reductio ad absurdum

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reductio ad absurdum Definition

• (n) (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proff of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction

reductio ad absurdum Synonyms

• reductio
• reductio ad absurdum