Definition of "elenctic" []

• Serving to refute; refutative (adjective)
• Of or pertaining to elenchus (adjective)
• Applied to indirect modes of proof; opposed to deictic. (adjective)

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• "The “elenctic” mode, named from the Socratic elenchos, is more confrontational and is aimed at removing false convictions, while the"
• "The elenctic method probably plays some role in advancing one's understanding, especially the step from perception to belief."
• "The elenctic practice of Socrates would determine whether other accounts are consistent with one another."