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A Dictionary of Philosophy, Third Edition

Elenchus

. Usually, especially in Socratic context, an attempted refutation by questioning. In Aristotle it means refutation, sometimes limited to refutations in SYLLOGISTIC form. Ignoratio elenchi: ignoring the issue.

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Elenchus from A Dictionary of Philosophy, Third Edition. ISBN: 0-203-19819-0. Published: 2003–06–08. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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