absurdum in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for absurdum in the English»French Dictionary

reductio ad absurdum [Brit rɪˌdʌktɪəʊ ad abˈsəːdəm, Am rəˌdəktioʊ æd æbˈsərdəm] N

reductio ad absurdum

raisonnement m par l'absurde

Translations for absurdum in the French»English Dictionary

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démonstration par l'absurde

reductio ad absurdum

raisonnement par l'absurde

reductio ad absurdum

prouver par l'absurde

to prove by reductio ad absurdum

preuve par l'absurde

reductio ad absurdum

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English

By application of reductio ad absurdum this phenomenon involves people assuming comically exaggerated xenophobic and antisemitic views with the aim to mock them.

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