Reductio ad absurdum is also known as “reducing to an absurdity.” It involves characterizing an opposing argument in such a way that it seems to be ridiculous, or the consequences of the position seem ridiculous. … The reductio ad absurdum fallacy is similar to the straw person fallacy.
What does Apagoge mean?
1 : abduction sense 3. 2 : argument by the reductio ad absurdum.
What is appeal to extremes?
Description: Erroneously attempting to make a reasonable argument into an absurd one, by taking the argument to the extremes. Note that this is not a valid reductio ad absurdum.