reductio
/rɪˈdʌktioʊ/
noun
- A method of proving a statement false by showing that it leads to an impossible or absurd conclusion.
- The philosopher used a reductio to show that the argument was flawed.
- In logic class, we learned how reductio arguments work by assuming the opposite.
- His proof was a classic reductio, demonstrating the contradiction in the original claim.