elenchus

Etymology
From, from. .

Noun

 * 1)  A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point.

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) costly trinket (especially an earring)
 * 2) refutation
 * 3)  list