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- Term for the extreme-extension version of a straw man fallacy?
A mode of argumentation or a form of argument in which a proposition is disproven by following its implications logically to an absurd conclusion - Logically Fallacious This is talking about taking a position to its logical ends When paired with valid reasoning, it can be used in rigorous mathematical proofs
- humor - What is it called when someone uses a slightly absurd specific . . .
The "absurd" conclusion of a reductio ad absurdum argument can take a range of forms: *Rocks have weight, otherwise we would see them floating in the air * *Society must have laws, otherwise there would be chaos * *There is no smallest positive rational number, because* if there were, then it could be divided by two to get a smaller one *
- single word requests - Past participle equivalent of absurd - English . . .
More specifically, is there a verb meaning to make absurd that has a past participle form (made absurd)? This is similar to how the word inverted operates in the phrase the inverted world : covering not just the description of the world as currently being inverted, but also the implication that in the past the world was not inverted, but was
- What does “For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with . . .
A demonstration of "illustrating the absurd with absurdity" is the regular and frequent use of songs written and performed by Paul Shanklin While technically, the songs are considered parody, the way they are inserted into the daily "Rush" dialogue, is a good example of what the quote suggests
- Is there a common English phrase for the so absurd it must be true . . .
Idea appears absurd; The person claiming Idea couldn't wouldn't lie imagine such an absurd thing; Therefore it is not absurd; Therefore Idea is plausible true; The 3-4 step is the appeal to authority Using English, these are all appeals to authority: Well, they couldn't possibly make something like that up
- What is this famous example of the absurdity of English spelling?
Also of interest is that at the time (around mid-1800s) many persons were intrigued with the 'Phonotypy and Phonography' of English, with Alexander J Ellis presenting a number of absurd respellings, like turning scissors into 'schiesourrhce' by combining parts of schism, sieve, as, honour, myrrh and sacrifice (Sacrifice was historically
- Analogy for an absurd way to teach something?
I recently found out that someone is being taught the programming language Python to learn math This seems quite absurd, and I could have sworn I had heard an analogy about something like this, but
- Origin of absurd? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As far as I can tell, the word absurd means "ridiculous " However, "ab-" means "not" or "away from" in Latin, while "surd" means "irrational" Thus, "absurd" literally translates to "not irrational", or "rational" Does anyone have any insight as to how the word suddenly came to mean the exact antonym?
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