elench Meaning, Definition & Usage

E*lench" noun

Etymology

L. elenchus, Gr. , fr. to convict, confute, prove: cf. OF. elenche.

Wordforms

plural Elenchs

Definitions

1. (Logic) (a) That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation. (b) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.