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ignoratio elenchi

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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; < L ignōrātiō elenchī lit., ignorance of the refutation; see elenchus
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