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| A mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument |
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| a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences. |
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| Make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public |
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The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way. OR The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc
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| Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. |
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| A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason |
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| A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason |
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| Hasty generalization is a logical fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient |
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| Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc |
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| the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation. |
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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 or that shared. |
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| A quality that evokes pity or sadness |
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| Inductive reasoning, also known as induction or inductive logic, or educated guess in colloquial English |
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| Deductive reasoning, also called Deductive logic, is reasoning which constructs or evaluates deductive arguments |
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| Empirical research is research that derives its data by means of direct observation or experiment, |
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| in the criminal justice system, all evidence submited to court can only be taken into effect as passible if it is logical evidence |
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| The expression anecdotal evidence has two distinct meanings |
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| 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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| Capable of persuading people that something will happen or be successful: "a credible threat". |
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| The solid surface of the earth |
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| the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive" |
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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 Word of God, made incarnate in Jesus Christ.
- (in Jungian psychology) The principle of reason and judgment, associated with the animus.
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| A wagon used for carrying a band in a parade or procession. |
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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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| The logical fallacy of false dilemma (also called false dichotomy, the either-or fallacy) involves a situation in which only two |
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| A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else |
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| ronical 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: "the campaign won media attention |
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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 |
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| The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition |
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