elenchus

 [ih-leng-kuhs]  

e·len·chus

   [ih-leng-kuhs]
noun, plural e·len·chi  [-kahy, -kee] .
a logical refutation; an argument that refutes another argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin < Greek élenchos refutation
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Elenchus is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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elenchus (ɪˈlɛŋkəs)
 
—n , pl -chi
1.  refutation of an argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion, esp syllogistically
2.  Socratic elenchus the drawing out of the consequences of a position in order to show them to be contrary to some accepted position
 
[C17: from Latin, from Greek elenkhos refutation, from elenkhein to put to shame, refute]

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