Ch 3 Group 21 Flashcards

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Arbitrary

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Autocratic;!despotic; tyrannical

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Analogy

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Different; similarity; comparison

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Arbitrate

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Decide a dispute

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Axiom

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Self evident truth

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Axiomatic

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Universally accepted as true

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Bias

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Opinion to one side

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Bigoted

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Narrow minded

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Bigotry

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Views or behavior of a bigot

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Cogitate

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Think over with care

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Criterion

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Rule or test for judging

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Crux

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Most important point

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Deduce

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Derive by reasoning

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Dilemma

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Issue or predicament

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Dogmatic

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Asserting opinions as if they were facts

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Eclectic

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Choosing from sources

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Fallacious

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Deceptive or misleading

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Fallible

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Liable to be mistaken

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Heterodox

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Rejecting normally accepted beliefs

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Hypothetical

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A hypothetical situation

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Illusion

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Misleading appearance

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Indubitable

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Incontrovertible

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Orthodox

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Generally accepted

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Paradoxical

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Having characteristics of a paradox

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Plausible

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Apparently trustworthy

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Rational

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Able to think clearly

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Rationalize

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Invent excuses for one’s actions

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Sophistry

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Clever but deceptive reasoning

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Specious

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Superficially true

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Speculate

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Meditate; conjecture

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Tenable

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capable of being maintained or defended