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elenchus

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E`len´chus
n.1.Same as Elench.
elenchus
a syllogistic argument that refutes a proposition by proving the direct opposite of its conclusion. — elenchic, elenctic, adj.
See also: Logic
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Socratic elenchus, for example, does not require any commitment to a foundationalist view of "universal reason": one can start the dialectic anywhere, with anyone, and generate a clearer view of what anything, from Courage to Piety to Justice, really is.
Ghosts, Monks, and Bobos by Quirk, Michael / Cross Currents
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