| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.[Websters] 2. A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Elench" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
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Etymology:Elench \E*lench"\ ([-e]*l[e^][ng]k"), noun; plural Elenchs. [Latin elenchus, Greek, convict, confute, prove: compare to Old French elenche.]. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A vicious or fallacious argument, which is apt to deceive under the appearance of truth; a sophism. [Little used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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| Zetetic Elench | The Zetetic Elench are a splinter group of the Culture from Iain M Banks' Culture Novels. They appear in the novel Excession. (references) | ||
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Noun |
refutation, sophism. Consider also: confutation, denial, fallacy, sophistication, casuistry, rebuttal, sophistry, defence, defense, demurrer, falsehood, falsification, misrepresentation, vindication. | |
Other |
quillet, subterfuge, subtlety, elenchus, quibble, quirk, quodlibet. | |
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Synonyms within Context: elench | ||
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Elench, "lame and impotent conclusion", "a delusion, a mockery, and a snare", antilogy, cant, claptrap, elenchus, fallacy, inconsistency, mere words, paralogism, quibble, quillet, quirk, quodlibet, solecism, sophism, subterfuge, subtlety. | |
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| Urdu | دلیل مغالطہ دہ۔ دھوکے کی دلیل۔ دھوکہ دینے والی دلیل (elench). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, elench. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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