| Figure Name | elenchus |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | |
| Etymology | None |
| Type | Trope |
| Linguistic Domain | |
| Definition |
A logical refutation. |
| Example | |
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| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | Figures of Refutation |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ashley Rose Kelly |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |