Showing posts with label reductio ad absurdum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reductio ad absurdum. Show all posts

Friday, February 7, 2014

Definition of the blog

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.