If you assume that a set of statements is true, and yet you can deduce a false or absurd statement from it, then the original set of statements as a whole must be false. This kind of argument is known as __________.

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This type of argument is called "reductio ad absurdum." It involves assuming a statement to be true and then showing that this assumption leads to a contradiction or an absurd conclusion, thereby proving the original statement to be false.

If You Assume That a Set of Statements Is True