Do Reductio Ad Absurdum?

Reductio ad absurdum is also known as "reducing to an absurdity." It involves characterizing an opposing argument in such a way that it seems to be ridiculous, or the consequences of the position seem ridiculous.

What logical principle underlies the reductio ad absurdum?

Reductio ad absurdum is a mode of argumentation that seeks to establish a contention by deriving an absurdity from its denial, thus arguing that a thesis must be accepted because its rejection would be untenable.

What proof type is reductio ad absurdum?

a reductio ad absurdum proof. ... this is an indirect proof, but there is no apparent reduction to a contradiction. The genuine reductio ad absurdum is a way of setting out an indirect proof which we have inherited from Euclid.