Examples of reductio ad absurdum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The weakness of reductio ad absurdum arguments is that sometimes the opponent just accepts the absurd argument, too. — Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022 Ross provides a reductio ad absurdum for a quiet digital-age truth: A sprinkling of coveted intellectual property can allow a shrewd company to punch well above its weight. — Washington Post, 30 July 2021 Some might see Trader Joe’s as the reductio ad absurdum of this movement’s political demands. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020 The reductio ad absurdum of monument revisionism is thus in sight. — Stanley Kurtz, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020 The reductio ad absurdum of these scenes comes in a brief discussion between Woodward and Trump on racial justice, amid interviews that are ostensibly about the coronavirus. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2020 But believe it or not, this reductio ad absurdum has caused major drama at the Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2019 Consider the logic of her reductio ad absurdum conclusion. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017 See More

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“Reductio ad absurdum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reductio%20ad%20absurdum. Accessed 26 May. 2022.

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