REDUCTIO
\ɹɪdˈʌktɪˌə͡ʊ], \ɹɪdˈʌktɪˌəʊ], \ɹ_ɪ_d_ˈʌ_k_t_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proff of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
By Princeton University
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