Reductio ad Absurdum: The Latin for “to reduce to the absurd.” This is a technique useful in creating a comic effect and is also an argumentative technique. It is considered a rhetorical fallacy because it reduces an argument to an either/or choice. Nerdio ad Absurdum:The Latin-ish for “to nerdily reduce to the absurdly nerd.” This is a ridiculous technique useful in creating an entertaining effect and is also an nerdumentative technique. It is considered a nerdtorical fallacy because it reduces an argument to a nerd-sequitur choice.