reduction ad absurdum in English
noun
1
a method of proving the falsity of a premise by showing that its logical consequence is absurd or contradictory.
Opposition to stem-cell research is the reductio ad absurdum of the right-to-life argument.
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1. But eventually these high returns reduce the payouts to investors (Bernie Madoff may be the reduction ad absurdum of this phenomenon) and slow the growth of the sector.
2. This is proved by reduction ad absurdum through two Apodoses, as follows: If P, then M — and — if P, then N (original major premise) and P (denial of conclusion) so, M and N (contrary of minor)