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ignoratio elenchi definition

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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