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IGNORATIO ELENCHI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ignoratio elenchi" is a kind of...):
logical fallacy (a fallacy in logical argumentation)
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