Question 1

What is the etymology of thr French word "reductio ad Hitlerum"?

Accepted Answer

false Latin phrase meaning 'reduction to Hitler', imitating reductio ad absurdum. First appears in Leo Strauss, Natural Right and History, 1953, Paris, Plon, 1954.

Question 2

What does "reductio ad Hitlerum" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

Fallacy aimed at discrediting an opponent by comparing them to a hated figure from the past.

Question 3

How to translate "reductio ad Hitlerum" into english?

Accepted Answer

reductio ad Hitlerum

reductio ad Hitlerum

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