Assertion: reductio ad | /r/HasProperty | the form of argument
Facets:
value: in logic
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In logic, reductio ad absurdum (Latin for '"reduction to absurdity"'), also known as argumentum ad absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity"), apagogical arguments, negation introduction or the appeal to extremes, is the form of argument that attempts to establish a claim by showing that the opposite scenario would lead to absurdity or contradiction.