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 Definitions of ignoratio elenchi  [ˌɪg nəˈreɪ ʃiˌoʊ ɪˈlɛŋ kaɪ, -ki]  

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Definition of 'ignoratio elenchi' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ignoratio elenchi
a fallacy in logic of offering proof irrelevant to the proposition in question.

Etymology:  (1580–90; < L ignōrātiō elenchī lit., ignorance of the refutation)

Definition of 'ignoratio elenchi' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ignoratio elenchi
the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue

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ignorant  ignorantly  ignorantness  ignoratio elenchi  ignore  ignored  igor fyodorovich stravinsky  



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