reductio ad absurdum
reductio ad absurdum (ri-d[schwa]k-shee-oh or ri-d[schwa]k-tee-oh ad ab-s[ schwa]r-d[schwa]m). [Latin “reduction to the absurd”] In logic, disproof of an argument by showing that it leads to a ridiculous conclusion.
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