Meaning Of The Word Reductio ad absurdum

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reductio ad absurdum in British English
the proof of a proposition by showing its opposite to be an obvious falsity or self-contradiction, or the disproof of a proposition by showing its consequences to be impossible or absurd
noun: a method of disproving a proposition by showing that its inevitable consequences would be absurd
noun: a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the inevitably absurd conclusion to which it would logically lead

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