elenchus
Definitions
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.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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