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Reductio Ad Absurdum
/rɪˈdʌk.ti.oʊ æd əbˈsɝ.dəm/
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What does Reductio Ad Absurdum mean?
noun
- The method of disproving a statement by assuming the statement is true and, with that assumption, arriving at a blatant contradiction.
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/rɪˈdʌk.ti.oʊ æd əbˈsɝ.dəm/
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A literal application of her theory to man today is enough to bring it to a reductio ad absurdum.
When the reason alleged for ranking the symphony above the oratorio leads us likewise to rank the sonata above the symphony, we seem to have reached a reductio ad absurdum.
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In short, the theory of Malthus--and herein lies the great merit of this writer, a merit which none of his colleagues has dreamed of attributing to him--is a reductio ad absurdum of all political economy.