reductio ad Hitlerum

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An attempt to invalidate someone else's argument on the basis that the same idea was promoted or practiced by Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party.

Equivalents

Françaisreductio ad Hitlerum

Portuguêsreductio ad Hitlerum

Examples

“Just on Twitter alone, there were too many arguments, too many reductio ad Hitlerums for me to handle ⟳ alone.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

reductio ad Stalinum reduction reduction division reduction drive reduction furnace reduction in force

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