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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: reductio ad absurdumOne entry found. 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 
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