(from the article `reductio ad absurdum`) ...in logic, a form of refutation showing contradictory or absurd consequences following upon premises as a matter of logical necessity. A form of ... ...to their corresponding particular propositions (i.e., from `all` to `some`). Employing an axiomatic system in which proof ...
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See Reductio ad absurdum.
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an argument for a proposition that shows its negation to be incompatible with a previously accepted or established premise.
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