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In searching for "ignoscentes" I found an elegant putdown in my dictionary: ignoratio elenchi 5L, ignorance of the refutation6 Logic a fallacious argument in which the conclusion reached or proposition proved is irrelevant to the matter at hand
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Ignoratio would be a great name for a character in a book...
formerly known as etaoin...
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Pooh-Bah
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Sorry, can't resist.
Ignoratio 'ornblower and 'e'll sink you.
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Only if you are a French man of war.
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