reduction to absurdity

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• Absurdity — For other uses, see Absurd (disambiguation). An absurdity is a thing that is extremely unreasonable, so as to be foolish or not taken seriously, or the state of being so. Absurd is an adjective used to describe an absurdity, e.g., “this… …   Wikipedia

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• reductio ad absurdum — /ri duk tee oh ad ab serr deuhm, zerr , shee oh /, Logic. a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the inevitably absurd conclusion to which it would logically lead. [1735 45; < L reductio ad absurdum] * * * ▪ …   Universalium

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• reductio ad absurdum — (Lat., reduction to absurdity) The process of reasoning that derives a contradiction from some set of assumptions, and concludes that the set as a whole is untenable, so that at least one of them is to be rejected. Formally, if A1…An ⊦ (B & ¬B),… …   Philosophy dictionary

• reductio ad absurdum —   n. n. reduction to absurdity ; proving a proposition by showing that its opposite is absurd; disproving a proposition by deducing from it an absurd conclusion; such conclusion …   Dictionary of difficult words

• reductio ad absurdum — [ri duk′tē ō΄ ad ab sʉr′dəm, ri duk′shē ō΄] n. [L, reduction to absurdity] Logic the proof of a proposition by showing its opposite to be an obvious falsity or self contradiction, or the disproof of a proposition by showing its consequences to be …   English World dictionary

• re|duc|ti|o ad ab|sur|dum — «rih DUHK shee oh ad ab SUR duhm», Latin. reduction to absurdity; method of proving something false by showing that conclusions to which it leads are absurd …   Useful english dictionary

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