Sep 14, 2011 · I recently found out that someone is being taught the programming language Python to learn math. This seems quite absurd, and I could have sworn I had heard an analogy about …

Apr 2, 2015 · The "absurd" conclusion of a reductio ad absurdum argument can take a range of forms: *Rocks have weight, otherwise we would see them floating in the air.* *Society must have laws, …

In conclusion, most "so absurd it must be true" arguments are likely to include one of these somewhere. They probably have other problems, too, considering how absurd they are. The specific term Big Lie …

Feb 20, 2012 · We might all agree that 'according to me' is grammatically correct; nonetheless, it's laughably absurd because in just about every situation it is citing oneself as the expert, eliciting the …

Mar 4, 2012 · What does “ illustrate the absurd with absurdity ” exactly mean? We have idiomatic phrases “愚を重ねる- overlay the folly (with folly), and “恥の上塗り-overlay shame (with shame)” in …

Jul 14, 2017 · Thus, "absurd" literally translates to "not irrational", or "rational". Does anyone have any insight as to how the word suddenly came to mean the exact antonym?

Jun 30, 2017 · Also of interest is that at the time (around mid-1800s) many persons were intrigued with the ' Phonotypy and Phonography ' of English, with Alexander J. Ellis presenting a number of absurd …

Mar 23, 2024 · Oxford Dictionary of English, courtesy of Google defines paradox in three ways, the first two being: [1] a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated …

Is there a past participle equivalent of absurd? More specifically, is there a verb meaning to make absurd that has a past participle form (made absurd)? This is similar to how the word inverted

irony — incongruity: incongruity between what actually happens and what might be expected to happen, especially when this disparity seems absurd or laughable The closest match would be "irony" but the …