Argumentative structure Flashcards

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1
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stichhaltig (Argument)

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cogent

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gegenüber etw abgestumpft sein

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to be desensitized to sth

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entgegnen, scharf erwidern

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to retort

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4
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machbar, möglich, glaubhaft

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feasible

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5
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voreilig, hastig

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precipitate

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6
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etw bejahen

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to reply to sth in the affirmative

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7
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jdn von etw abbringen

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to dissuade sb from sth

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jdn etw unterstellen, zuschreiben

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to ascribe sb to sth

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9
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unzweifelhaft

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indubitable

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10
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unter dem Vorwand des

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on / under the pretext of

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Vorwand für

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pretext for

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12
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Kontroverse

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contentiousness

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13
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umstritten, kontrovers

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contentious

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14
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Vermutung (c)

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conjecture

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15
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vermuten (c)

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to conjecture

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16
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etw wiedergutmachen

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to atone for sth

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knapp, unzureichend

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scanty

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unbeantwortbar, unwiderlegbar

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unanswerable

19
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unentbehrlich

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indispensable

20
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Musterbeispiel, Inbegriff für etw (b)

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byword for sth

21
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sinnbildlich für etw

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emblematic of sth

22
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sich gegen jdn/etw einbringen

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to turn against sb/sth

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jdm etw entlocken, etw von jdn provozieren

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to elicit sth form sb

24
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unnütz, vergeblich (in)

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in vain

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vergeblich (to)

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to no avail

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abwegig

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fallacious

27
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unwiderruflich, endgültig

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irrevocable

28
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sich dem Ende neigen, zu Ende gehen

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to draw to a close

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zu gegebener Zeit

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in due course

30
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nachträglich, verspätet

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belated

31
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total, vollkommen

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unmitigated

32
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Vorahnung, Vorwarnung

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premonition

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unmerklich

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imperceptible

34
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etw verschlimmern (c)

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to compound sth

35
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berechtigt, möglich

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eligible

36
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etw wiederholen (form)

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to reiterate sth

37
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Rechtfertigung

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vindication

38
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mehr als klar sein

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to be abundantly clear