ignoratio elenchi
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ignoratio elenchi /ˌɪgnəˈreɪʃɪəʊ ɪˈlɛŋkʌɪ/
▶noun (pl. ignorationes elenchi /-ˈəʊniːz/) Philosophy a logical fallacy which consists in apparently refuting an opponent while actually disproving something not asserted.
– origin L., lit. ‘ignorance of the elenchus’.
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