reductio ad absurdum

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reductio ad absurdum (enc)

Noun

reductio ad absurdum - (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

disproof, falsification, refutation - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

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