reductio
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1. (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 (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | disproof, falsification, refutation, |
| definition | : | any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something (noun.cognition) |
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