ignoratio elenchi
[ ig-nuh-rey-shee-oh i-leng-kahy, -kee ]
/ ˌɪg nəˈreɪ ʃiˌoʊ ɪˈlɛŋ kaɪ, -ki /
noun Logic.
the fallacy of offering proof irrelevant to the proposition in question.
Origin of ignoratio elenchi
1580–90; < Latin
ignōrātiō elenchī literally, ignorance of the refutation; see
elenchus
Words nearby ignoratio elenchi
ignominy,
ignoramus,
ignorance,
ignorance is bliss,
ignorant,
ignoratio elenchi,
ignore,
ignotum per ignotius,
igorot,
igraine,
iguana
British Dictionary definitions for ignoratio elenchi
ignoratio elenchi
/ (ˌɪɡnəˈreɪʃɪəʊ ɪˈlɛŋkaɪ) /
noun logic
a purported refutation of a proposition that does not in fact prove it false but merely establishes a related but strictly irrelevant proposition
the fallacy of arguing in this way
Word Origin for ignoratio elenchi
Latin: an ignorance of proof, translating Greek
elenchou agnoia