[re.duc.tio ad ab.sur.dum] n [LL, lit., reduction to the absurd] (1741) 1: disproof of a proposition by showing an absurdity to which it leads when carried to its logical conclusion
2: the carrying of something to an absurd extreme
[re.duc.tio ad ab.sur.dum] n [LL, lit., reduction to the absurd] (1741) 1: disproof of a proposition by showing an absurdity to which it leads when carried to its logical conclusion
2: the carrying of something to an absurd extreme
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012