reductio ad absurdum /ri-dukˈshi-ō ad ab-sûrˈdəm or re-dŭkˈti-ō ad ab-soorˈdŭm/

1. Reduction to absurdity
2. The proof of a proposition by proving the falsity of its contradictory
3. The application of a principle so strictly that it is carried to absurd lengths

• mans
• mansard
• mansard-roof
• mansard-roofs
• mansards
• manse
• man-servant
• manses
• man's estate
• manshift
• manshifts
• mansion
• mansionaries
• mansionary
• mansion-house
• mansion-houses
• mansions
• man-size
• man-sized
• manslaughter
• manslaughters
• man-slayer
• goals
• goalscorer
• goal-tender