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Proof-Theoretic Roots of Double Negation Introduction and Elimination

Researchers submitted a paper on 22 Sep 2025 showing double negation introduction and elimination derive from reductio ad absurdum. Read more: getnews.me/proof-theoretic-roots-of... #doublenegation #reductioadabsurdum

Significado de #reductioadabsurdum Técnica argumentativa que demuestra que algo es absurdo llevándolo al extremo... como decir que si los gatos son lindos, deberían gobernar el mundo. Del latín "reducir al absurdo"... reductio ad absurdum

Significado de #reductioadabsurdum Uma técnica argumentativa que prova que algo é absurdo levando-o ao extremo... Como dizer que, se os gatos são fofos, eles devem governar o mundo. Do latim "reduzir ao absurdo"... reductio ad absurdum

Meaning of #reductioadabsurdum An argumentative technique that proves that something is absurd by taking it to the extreme... Like saying that if cats are cute, they should rule the world. From the Latin "to reduce to the absurd"... reductio ad absurdum

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Hague Group Emergency Conference: even for those who have long dismissed the concept of international law as a farcical fig-leaf for realpolitik, can support this within the activist paradigm "Exploit the contradictions." By ticking all the boxes of a diplomatic process towards accountability […]

Now we know this wasn't alarmist. If the long game actually turns out to involve shareholders carving Bezos into meat & dividing his wealth among themselves—which would seem to be the "best for the shareholders" notion carried to its logical conclusion—then okay & well-played. #ReductioAdAbsurdum

@lednaBM #ReductioAdAbsurdum

#ReductioAdAbsurdum:

Auch eine #reductioadabsurdum kann daher nicht überzeugen: Käme es uns absurd vor, dass der Staat solche Einschränkungen zum Schutz vor anderen Risiken vornimmt, wären wir dennoch nicht darauf verpflichtet, die Corona-Einschränkungen für gleichermaßen absurd zu halten. (3/5)

Is #DraftOurDaughters supposed to be a #ReductioAdAbsurdum mocking liberals? If so, it fails at that, because it's actually a good idea.

Chimps and humans are 100% similar in their chemical composition: therefore we are 100% chimpanzee! #reductioadabsurdum #rant