Bible Dictionaries
Elench

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.

(2):

(n.) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Elench'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/elench.html. 1828.