Multiple Choice
The guiding principle of reductio ad absurdum is that
A) whatever implies a contradiction is false.
B) systems of natural deduction often lead to absurd conclusions.
C) it is not always possible to reduce a set of statements to absurdity.
D) often the most straightforward method for deriving a contradiction is by assuming an absurdity.
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