Definitions For Elenchus

Noun

ELENCHUS (uncountable) (rhetoric) A technique of argument associated with w:socrates, socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point.

Synonyms

Socratic method

Related terms

elenctic

Etymology

From {{der, en, grc, ἔλεγχος, t=refutation, scrutiny, control}}. {{doublet, en, elench}}.

Is Elenchus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16

The word Elenchus is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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