Ignoratio Elenchi
nounid
76510·updated May 18, 2026verified
the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
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Variants
- plural
- Ignoratio Elenchis
- possessive
- Ignoratio Elenchi's
- pluralpossessive
- Ignoratio Elenchis'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
- §1 · legacy_primary
- the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issueDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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