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REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Synonyms:
reductio; reductio ad absurdum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("reductio ad absurdum" is a kind of...):
disproof; falsification; refutation (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)
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