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Meanings of reductio in anglès
portuguès
prova por contradição català
reducció a l'absurd (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.
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Examples for "reductio ad absurdum"
Examples for "reductio ad absurdum"
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If this be not a reductio ad absurdum, we do not know what is.
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I have followed it up, and I find your theory a ' reductio ad absurdum.'
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Many interpreters have regarded the Parmenides as a ' reductio ad absurdum' of the Eleatic philosophy.
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Is not such an alternative so extravagant as to be a complete reductio ad absurdum?
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But they may also represent a reductio ad absurdum because the figures simply don't stack up.
Usage of reductio in anglès
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If this be not a reductio ad absurdum, we do not know what is.
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I have followed it up, and I find your theory a 'reductio ad absurdum.'
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Many interpreters have regarded the Parmenides as a 'reductio ad absurdum' of the Eleatic philosophy.
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Is not such an alternative so extravagant as to be a complete reductio ad absurdum?
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But they may also represent a reductio ad absurdum because the figures simply don't stack up.
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The reductio ad absurdu would of course apply if we supposed the work of creation absolutely finished.
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Well, if you apply any scientific test known to me, you will achieve a reductio ad absurdum.
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I'll-I'llbe the original reductio ad absurdum.
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Is not this a "reductio ad absurdum" of the hypothesis that knowledge is sensible perception?
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A reductio ad absurdum immediately occurs.
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The reconstitution of this particular dream illustrates the reductio ad absurdum of the two previous psycho-analytic "solutions."
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The narrative premise of men fighting out their insecurities was the ultimate reductio ad absurdum of the therapy mindset.
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A literal application of her theory to man today is enough to bring it to a reductio ad absurdum.
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The Minister's decision completes a process of reductio ad absurdum, finally revealing to us the problems inherent in community rating.
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CONCLUSIONS: Obese adults should be advised by health professionals more frequently about weight loss and the use of caloric reductio …
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The case of Paula Jones is-fornow, at least-thereductio ad absurdum of the proposition that the personal is the political.
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Reductio through the time