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488. Ad Absurdum - Adverbs - Latin In English - Ad Absurdum / Reductio Ad Absurdum

by 정이로운 잉여생활 2022. 11. 26.
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Ad Absurdum (Reductio Ad Absurdum) : 터무니없이, 말도 안 되게, 웃기게도

 

1)
Ad Absurdum or the loger version Reductio Ad Absurdum, this means to point of absurdity

it's taking it to the point of absurdity

to the point where it is absolutely ridiculous
the full phrase in Latine is Reductio Ad Absurdum  

this is a form of argument to show that something you're saying is true by taking the opposite or looking at the opposite and showing that that is just ridiculous and it's a non sequitur, it's a way of arguing

it's a way of looking at the opposite and showing that the opposite is absurd
to the point where something is absolutely ridiculous
ad absurdum, to take something to a ridiculous degree

 

 

2)

Driving 20 kilometers to buy milk that is two cents cheaper is taking the idea of buying the cheapest possible ad absurdum
The people who have stayed at home and not gone out since the Covid-19 crisis started and this is taking the idea of protecting oneself ad absurdum
Doing your best to get something right  and spending a couple of hours concentrating on it is a good thing but to spend two weeks over a tiny little point, well this is perfectionism ad absurdum

 


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