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Meaning of elenchus

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

elenchus

noun

Definitions

  1. A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point.

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