IGNORATIO ELENCHI

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ignoratio elenchi" is a kind of...):

logical fallacy (a fallacy in logical argumentation)

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