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reductio

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Noun1.reductio - (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
reductio ad absurdum
disproof, falsification, refutation - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something


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But as these arguments are largely a reductio ad absurdum of other theories, among which that which I am advocating is not included, I cannot regard them as establishing their contention.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
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