Meaning Of The Word Reductio ad absurdum
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Reductio ad absurdum Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Reductio ad absurdum?
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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