(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. Synonym: reductio.
|
|
|
|
| | | |||
|
|
|
|
Words linked to "Reductio ad absurdum" : refutation, disproof, falsification, reductio |
Copyright © 2025 Free-Translator.com |
