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> Reductio Ad Absurdum is an absurd line of argument. It's an effective means of chopping down very general arguments. For example, the bread argument would b
by jibiki 18y ago
> Reductio Ad Absurdum is an absurd line of argument.
It's an effective means of chopping down very general arguments. For example, the bread argument would be relevant if someone had argued that every offended person should be appeased, always.
- raganwald 18y agoI've always felt that anywhere you have an effective Reduction Ad Absurdum, there's a more effective alternative of some sort. It may be effective in some cases, but I am optimistic that it is rarely if ever the best argument. I will be specific: By "best," I mean most fruitful, most provocative, most stimulating, most interesting. I accept that it is often effective in a demagogic sense.