reductio ad Hitlerum

English

Etymology

Coined by Leo Strauss in 1951, from reductio ad absurdum.

Noun

reductio ad Hitlerum (uncountable)

1. The (fallacious) conclusion that the fact that Adolf Hitler had a particular idea or quality is sufficient proof that the idea is wrong or the property is bad.
   • 2018, Carl Miller, chapter 7, in The Death of the Gods […] , William Heinemann, →ISBN:

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

See also

• Godwin's law
• play the Nazi card