On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 3:31 PM, tjeddo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Erik, Just so you are aware in the future, reductio ad absurdum (aka > proof by contradiction) > is a legitimate technique used in mathematics and logic to deductively > prove statements. > I'm not sure your usage of that phrase is correct or common--that is, > to simply call someones argument > absurd. If you realize that someones argument is absurd it means you > have identified at least > one invalid statement in the argument.
Apologies for the error; in both instances I meant to use "slippery slope."
