The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elenchus
Elenchus \E*len"chus\, n. [L.] Same as Elench.
Wiktionary
elenchus
n. (context rhetoric English) A technique of argument associated with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Elenchus
Elenchus may refer to:
- Elenchus (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods that is a synonym of Weiningia
- Elenchus (insect), a parasitic insects genus in the family Elenchidae
- Elenchus (book), a third-century book also known as Refutation of All Heresies
- Method of elenchus, a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue, that is the central technique of the Socratic method
Elenchus (brachiopod)
Elenchus is the name of an extinct genus of Brachiopod, that is a synonym of Weiningia.
Elenchus (insect)
Elenchus is an insect genus in the family Elenchidae.
Usage examples of "elenchus".
Throw the ignoratio elenchi in his teeth, and, at once, you have him annihilated.
So also the criticisms levelled by Freethinkers at the Doctrine of the Trinity have been merely examples of ignoratio elenchi.