Meanings
nounreductio ad Stalinum (plural reductio ad Stalinums)
plural reductio ad Stalinums
- Synonym of red-baiting.
Synonyms: red-baiting
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of red-baiting.
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Origin
Pseudo-Latinism, derived from reductio ad absurdum by analogy with reductio ad Hitlerum.
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reductio ad Stalinum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductio%20ad%20Stalinum
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“reductio ad Stalinum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductio%20ad%20Stalinum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reductio ad Stalinum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductio%20ad%20Stalinum.
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