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noun
- argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
- moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
- (derogatory) Hairsplitting, argument with quibbling detail.
- (derogatory) Legalism, argument concerning the text of a written law against all other factors.
- (derogatory) Sophistry, a specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
- The process of answering practical questions by means of interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.
adj
noun
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
noun
verb
verb
adj
noun
noun
- (logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
- (law) Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.
- A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
- A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
verb
noun
- An exchange of arguments
- The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
- Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
adj
- Of an argument, explanation, etc.: ill-founded, unconvincing, weak; also, unimportant; paltry, trivial.
- Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
- Of clothing: very light and thin.
- Of a person: lacking depth of character or understanding; frivolous, superficial.
- lacking solidity or strength
- not convincing
- lacking substance or significance
noun
noun
- taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
- translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- brief description accompanying an illustration
- A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
- (cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
- (typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
- (Internet) A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
- (law) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
verb
noun
- (logic, rhetoric) A form of argument and an informal fallacy where an arguer conflates two similar positions, one modest and easier to defend (the "motte") and one much more controversial (the "bailey"), by advancing the controversial position, but when challenged, insisting that they are only advancing the more modest position.
- The predecessor of the European castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey).
noun
- A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
- The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
- (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
- a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
adv
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning.
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- (countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.
- (uncountable, historical) The actions or arguments of a sophist.
adj
- Of an argument, excuse, etc.: used so often that it is no longer effective or interesting; banal, clichéd, trite.
- In poor condition; damaged, shabby; also, poorly equipped or provided for, inadequate, meagre, scanty.
- Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
- An argument or assertion with little in the way of substance or supporting evidence.
- having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
noun
- (figurative) Extensive and possibly excessive criticism of an idea by presenting an overwhelming number of arguments against it.
- (videography) Video camera movement intended to record as much of a scene as possible, such as by swinging the camera from side to side, usually in a way that makes the resulting footage worthless.
- (literally) The act of dousing a fire, as a firefighter might put down a fire by dousing it with a large amount of water.
noun
verb
noun
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
- (philosophy) The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
- (law) A trifle; a nicety or quibble.
- An eccentricity; an odd feature.
noun
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
noun
- A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
- (programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
- The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- A list; especially, a numbered list.
- A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
- a numbered list
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
noun
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- (countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
- (uncountable, historical) The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
- (uncountable) Sophistic, fallacious reasoning or argumentation.
- (countable, rare) Wisdom and knowledge.
- (countable) An intentional fallacy.
noun
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
- the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
- uplifting enlightenment
- falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
- Falsification, contamination.
- Ability to deal with complexity.
- Deceptive logic; sophistry.
- Complexity.
- Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.
- Enlightenment or education.
noun
- An argument which is controversial and more difficult to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).
- (in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice.
- The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
- The outer wall of a feudal castle.
- the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
- the outer courtyard of a castle
noun
- A tactic used in debates and arguments where a weaker thesis is substituted for the opponent's real proposition, this thesis then being refuted, thereby creating the illusion of winning the argument against the original proposition.
- A weak person.
- One who is financially irresponsible.
- A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.
noun
- An argument or controversy.
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
adj
verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of an argument, to fail to be valid.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, informal, South Africa) To break down; to become inoperable.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, informal, computing) Of a computer program or system, to crash.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
- fall forward and down
verb
- (transitive) To substantiate; to corroborate (a belief, argument, etc.)
- (transitive) To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
- (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.
- (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
- (transitive) To reinforce, to add to, to support (someone or something)
- (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
- give a healthy elasticity to
- make strong or stronger
- gain strength
adv
- Based on formal (de jure) arguments, which, however, may be misleading.
- According to the current state of technology.
- Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.
- In terms of technique.
- In a technical (involving specialized knowledge) way.
- with regard to technique
- with regard to technical skill and the technology available
- according to the exact meaning; according to the facts
noun
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- protection from harm
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
noun
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (law, by extension) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- (law, by extension) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
- (government, military, euphemistic) Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- protection from harm
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
verb
noun
- the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
- something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
- a statement in explanation of some action or belief
- (typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
- (Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
- (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
noun
- argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
- moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
- (derogatory) Hairsplitting, argument with quibbling detail.
- (derogatory) Legalism, argument concerning the text of a written law against all other factors.
- (derogatory) Sophistry, a specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
- The process of answering practical questions by means of interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.
noun
verb
noun
- (logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
- (law) Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.
- A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
- A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
verb
adj
noun
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
noun
- An exchange of arguments
- The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
- Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
noun
- taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
- translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- brief description accompanying an illustration
- A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
- (cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
- (typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
- (Internet) A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
- (law) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
verb
noun
- (logic, rhetoric) A form of argument and an informal fallacy where an arguer conflates two similar positions, one modest and easier to defend (the "motte") and one much more controversial (the "bailey"), by advancing the controversial position, but when challenged, insisting that they are only advancing the more modest position.
- The predecessor of the European castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey).
noun
- A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
- The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
- (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
- a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
noun
- (uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning.
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- (countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.
- (uncountable, historical) The actions or arguments of a sophist.
noun
- (figurative) Extensive and possibly excessive criticism of an idea by presenting an overwhelming number of arguments against it.
- (videography) Video camera movement intended to record as much of a scene as possible, such as by swinging the camera from side to side, usually in a way that makes the resulting footage worthless.
- (literally) The act of dousing a fire, as a firefighter might put down a fire by dousing it with a large amount of water.
noun
verb
noun
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
- (philosophy) The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
- (law) A trifle; a nicety or quibble.
- An eccentricity; an odd feature.
noun
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
noun
- A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
- (programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
- The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- A list; especially, a numbered list.
- A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
- a numbered list
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
noun
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- (countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.
- (uncountable, historical) The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.
- (uncountable) Sophistic, fallacious reasoning or argumentation.
- (countable, rare) Wisdom and knowledge.
- (countable) An intentional fallacy.
noun
- a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
- being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
- the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
- uplifting enlightenment
- falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
- Falsification, contamination.
- Ability to deal with complexity.
- Deceptive logic; sophistry.
- Complexity.
- Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.
- Enlightenment or education.
noun
- An argument which is controversial and more difficult to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).
- (in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice.
- The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
- The outer wall of a feudal castle.
- the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
- the outer courtyard of a castle
noun
- A tactic used in debates and arguments where a weaker thesis is substituted for the opponent's real proposition, this thesis then being refuted, thereby creating the illusion of winning the argument against the original proposition.
- A weak person.
- One who is financially irresponsible.
- A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.
noun
- An argument or controversy.
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
adj
noun
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- protection from harm
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
noun
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (law, by extension) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- (law, by extension) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
- (government, military, euphemistic) Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- protection from harm
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
verb
noun
- the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
- something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
- a statement in explanation of some action or belief
- (typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
- (Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
- (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
verb
adj
noun
verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of an argument, to fail to be valid.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, informal, South Africa) To break down; to become inoperable.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, informal, computing) Of a computer program or system, to crash.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
- fall forward and down
verb
- (transitive) To substantiate; to corroborate (a belief, argument, etc.)
- (transitive) To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
- (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.
- (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
- (transitive) To reinforce, to add to, to support (someone or something)
- (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
- give a healthy elasticity to
- make strong or stronger
- gain strength
adv
adj
adv
- Based on formal (de jure) arguments, which, however, may be misleading.
- According to the current state of technology.
- Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.
- In terms of technique.
- In a technical (involving specialized knowledge) way.
- with regard to technique
- with regard to technical skill and the technology available
- according to the exact meaning; according to the facts
adj
noun
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
adj
- Of an argument, explanation, etc.: ill-founded, unconvincing, weak; also, unimportant; paltry, trivial.
- Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
- Of clothing: very light and thin.
- Of a person: lacking depth of character or understanding; frivolous, superficial.
- lacking solidity or strength
- not convincing
- lacking substance or significance
noun
adj
- Of an argument, excuse, etc.: used so often that it is no longer effective or interesting; banal, clichéd, trite.
- In poor condition; damaged, shabby; also, poorly equipped or provided for, inadequate, meagre, scanty.
- Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
- An argument or assertion with little in the way of substance or supporting evidence.
- having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse