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ignoratio elenchi Definition

ig·no·ra·tio· elen·chi (ig′nō rätē ō′ ā lenkē′)

noun

Logic a fallacious argument in which the conclusion reached or proposition proved is irrelevant to the matter at hand

Etymology: L, ignorance of the refutation

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