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ad absurdum
[ ad ab-sur-duhm ]
adverb
- to the point of absurdity.
ad absurdum
- An argument whereby one seeks to prove one's position by pointing out the absurdity or foolishness of an opponent's position. Also, an argument carried to such lengths that it becomes silly or ridiculous. From Latin , meaning “to absurdity.”
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Origin of ad absurdum1
Example Sentences
The former president's unintentionally comical strutting, boasting and chest-beating have been emulated ad absurdum by his male followers and right-wing militia supporters.
Because IVF is popular with voters, donors and even legislators, so defending Alabama’s reductio ad absurdum decision would be political suicide.
He seems to have viewed superdeterminism as a reductio ad absurdum proposition, which highlights the strangeness of quantum mechanics.
It treats everything it bumps into at both face value and ad absurdum.
Ross provides a reductio ad absurdum for a quiet digital-age truth: A sprinkling of coveted intellectual property can allow a shrewd company to punch well above its weight.
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