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Ignoratio elenchi Moderate

Ignoratio elenchi has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The fallacy of presenting an argument that may or may not be logically valid, but fails to address the issue in question.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
logical fallacy
Rhyming Words
chi achi ichi ochi jochi ecchi mochi kochi machi sochi pichi nachi lechi cochi sachi tachi kichi shchi aichi hachi
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