reductio ad absurdum

noun

1. 归谬法；反证法
   a method of proving that sth is not true by showing that its result is not logical or sensible

1. The Ryan plan is a "reductio ad absurdum" a disproof by taking a proposition to a logical conclusion.
   瑞恩计划是一个“归谬证法”通过推导逻辑结论对命题进行反证。
2. Thirty years later, this idea seems to have arrived at its reductio ad absurdum with sites such as Facebook, places in which people pile on friends as if they were at the supermarket.
   30年后，这个观点似乎通过Facebook等网站得到了反证。在这些网站上，人们积累着朋友，就像在超市一样。
3. In the light of reductio ad absurdum on mathematics this paper tries to testify that the systematic fluctuation in magnitude-frequency curve is possible for specific seismic zones.
   本文拟从数学反证的角度，证明对于具体的地震区带而言，其震级-频度曲线呈现系统性起伏是可能的。

noun

1. (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd

   Synonym:    reductio