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Ignoratio Elenchi
see synonyms of ignoratio elenchiNoun
1. ignoratio elenchi
the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Ignoratio Elenchi
see synonyms of ignoratio elenchinoun logic
1.
a purported refutation of a proposition that does not in fact prove it false but merely establishes a related but strictly irrelevant proposition
2.
the fallacy of arguing in this way
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Ignoratio Elenchi
see synonyms of ignoratio elenchi Logic
a fallacious argument in which the conclusion reached or proposition proved is irrelevant to the matter at hand
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