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reductio ad absurdum

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Main Entry: re·duc·tio ad ab·sur·dum
Pronunciation: \ri-ˈdək-tē-ˌō-ˌad-əb-ˈsər-dəm, -ˈdək-sē-ō-, -shē-, -ˈzər-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, literally, reduction to the absurd
Date: 1741

1 : disproof of a proposition by showing an absurdity to which it leads when carried to its logical conclusion
2 : the carrying of something to an absurd extreme


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