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| A mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument |
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A trickyprecarious situation, especially one that leads gradually but inexorably to disaster.
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| Make a serious or urgent request, tipically to the public. |
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| The sate of being parallel or of corresponding in some way. |
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| Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or gropu compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. |
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An argument that establishments wether it is true or not.
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| An attitude towards something. |
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| a logical fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence. |
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| Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc |
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| A fallacy in which one event is said to be the cause of a later event simply because it occurred earlier. |
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| State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. |
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| A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands; a thing conceded. |
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| assuming either that properties shared between two situations or existents will continue to be found indefinitely. |
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| A quality that evokes pity or sadness. |
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| reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. |
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| reasoning which constructs or evaluates deductive arguments. |
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| research that derives its data by means of direct observation or experiment. |
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| An argument based on inductive or deductive reasoning. |
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| non-scientific observations or studies, which do not provide proof but may assist research efforts. |
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| (of an argument or reaction) Arising from or appealing to the emotions and not reason or logic. |
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| The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. |
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| a fallacy in logical argumentation. |
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| Able to be believed; convincing. |
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| Refutation (counterargument) |
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| you consider a possible argument against your thesis. |
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| The action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something. |
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| The principle of reason and judgment, associated with the animus. |
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| A particular activity or cause that has suddenly become fashionable or popular |
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| The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. |
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| Information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. |
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| A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion by others. |
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| a claim that presents an artificially limited range of choices. |
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| A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. |
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| Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary. |
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| A refutation or contradiction. |
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| evasion: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
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| The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as seen in its beliefs and aspirations |
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| The main means of mass communication regarded collectively |
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| A mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing |
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| The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
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| A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion |
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| The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it. |
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