归谬法

Traditional form:

歸謬法

Pinyin (reading):

guīmiùfǎ

Definitions:

• reductio ad absurdum
• arguing by contradiction
• also called 反證法／反证法

Characters:

• 归 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
• 谬 - absurd; error, exaggeration
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French

Traditional characters:

• 歸 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
• 謬 - absurd; error, exaggeration
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French