elenchus

English - Turkish

Definition of elenchus in English Turkish dictionary

sofizm elencticaksini ispat ederek yanlışı ortaya koyan

bilgicilik

safsata

son önermenin aksini ispatlayarak bir fikrin yanlışlığını ortaya koyan tasım

English - English

Definition of elenchus in English English dictionary

A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point

The elenchus begins when an interlocutor makes some moral claim that Socrates wishes to examine. The argument then proceeds from premisses that express certain of the interlocutor’s other beliefs to a conclusion that contradicts the original moral claim under scrutiny.

{i} rebuttal or refutation which is based on logic

Same as Elench

Hyphenation

e·len·chus

Synonyms

socratic method

Etymology

[ i-'le[ng]-k&s ] (noun.) 1663. From Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (elenkhos, “refutation, scrutiny”).