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reductio ad absurdum

DEFINITIONS OF: reductio ad absurdum

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n (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
Type of:
disproof, falsification, refutation
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
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