Reductio Ad Absurdum
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd
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- reductio
- plural
- Reductio Ad Absurdums
- possessive
- Reductio Ad Absurdum's
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- Reductio Ad Absurdums'