E*lench" (ē*lĕ?k"), n.;
pl. Elenchs (#). [L. elenchus, Gr.
?, fr. ? to convict, confute, prove: cf. OF. elenche.]
(Logic) (a) That part of an argument on
which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an
antagonist; a refutation. (b) A specious
but fallacious argument; a sophism.