Definitions for ignoratio elenchiˌɪg nəˈreɪ ʃiˌoʊ ɪˈlɛŋ kaɪ, -ki
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ig•no•ra•ti•o e•len•chiˌɪg nəˈreɪ ʃiˌoʊ ɪˈlɛŋ kaɪ, -ki(n.)
a fallacy in logic of offering proof irrelevant to the proposition in question.
Category: Philosphy
Origin of ignoratio elenchi:
1580–90; < L ignōrātiō elenchī lit., ignorance of the refutation
Princeton's WordNet
ignoratio elenchi(noun)
the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
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