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ELENCHUSIn logic, the refutation of an argument by proving the opposite of its conclusion (8)
STRAWMANFALLACYError of refuting an argument by misstating the argument being refuted
TARTTreat that usually tastes just the opposite of its name
ALIBIDefence in court by proving absence from the crime scene
EXTREMEIn logic, the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (7)
DISPROOFA refutation of the alleged strength of spirit? (8)
REBUTTALRefutation of argument about singer and a novice (8)
HEDGEROWAvoid commitment with argument by the side of the road (8)
APPLETONSir Edward Victor -; physicist awarded a Nobel Prize for proving the existence of the ionosphere (8)
MAGELLANWhich Portuguese explorer captained the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, although he died before its conclusion? (8)
STEERAGEFormer part of a ship proving the cheapest accommodation (8)
WORSHIPSPraises uplifting argument by those overseas (8)
STIMULUSIt produces reaction - litmus changes before its conclusion (8)
EVASIONSExcuses or attempts to escape the point of an argument (8)
LASTWORDYou may want to have this at the end of an argument (4,4)
DEBATERSThey argue both sides of an argument (8)
STRAWMANFigure invented for the sake of an argument
NOITISNTRemark of refutation
NAVYBLUEColour of an argument between admirals? (4,4)
NEGATIVERefutation