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ignoratio elenchi Definition

ig·no·ra·tio· elen·chi (ig′nō rä′tē ō′ ā len′kē′)

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

Browse dictionary entries near ignoratio elenchi

  1. ‹ ignorantia juris non excusat
  2. ‹ ignorant
  3. ‹ ignorance
  4. ‹ ignoramus
  5. ‹ ignominy
  6. ‹ ignominious
  7. ‹ ignoble
  8. ‹ ignitron
  9. ‹ ignition
  10. ‹ ignite
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