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归谬法
guī​miù​fǎ

reductio ad absurdum

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归谬法 歸謬法 guī​miù​fǎ
reductio ad absurdum
A method of indirect proof where an assumption is shown to be false because it leads to an absurd or contradictory conclusion; arguing by contradiction.

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  • 反证法 fǎn​zhèng​fǎ

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