reductio ad absurdum background

reductio ad absurdum

/rɪˈdʌkʃioʊ æd əbˈsɜːrdəm/ /rɪˈdʌkʃiˌoʊ æd əbˈsɜːrdəm/

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noun

归谬法，反证法.

The method of proving a statement by assuming the statement is false and, with that assumption, arriving at a blatant contradiction.

Examples :

"His argument that no one should ever have homework reached a clear reductio ad absurdum when he claimed that, by extension, even surgeons shouldn't practice before operating, thereby demonstrating the flaws in his initial premise. "

他的论点是任何人都不应该有家庭作业，但当他声称，按照同样的逻辑，外科医生在做手术之前也不应该练习时，就明显地走向了归谬法，这恰恰暴露了他最初前提的荒谬之处。

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