ignoratio elenchi

[ig-nuh-rey-shee-oh i-leng-kahy, -kee]

ig·no·ra·ti·o e·len·chi

[ig-nuh-rey-shee-oh i-leng-kahy, -kee]
noun Logic.
the fallacy of offering proof irrelevant to the proposition in question.

Origin:
1580–90; < Latin ignōrātiō elenchī literally, ignorance of the refutation; see elenchus
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Ignoratio elenchi has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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ignoratio elenchi (ˌɪɡnəˈreɪʃɪəʊ ɪˈlɛŋkaɪ)
 
n
1.  a purported refutation of a proposition that does not in fact prove it false but merely establishes a related but strictly irrelevant proposition
2.  the fallacy of arguing in this way
 
[Latin: an ignorance of proof, translating Greek elenchou agnoia]

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