Language Of Argument Reasoning And Persuasion Flashcards

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Circumlocutory

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Inclined to speak evasively

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Circumscribe

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To define the limits of something

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Conjecture

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A guess based on incomplete information

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Contentious

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Causing or likely to provoke an argument

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Credulous

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Willing to believe

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Cursory

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Hasty and superficial

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Delineate

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To describe or portray precisely

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Disputatious

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1) fond of having arguments (person)

2) likely to cause an argument (situation)

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Elucidate

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To make clear, shed light on

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Equivocate

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Speak vaguely to avoid commitment

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Exhortation

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A strong plea

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Exonerate

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To absolve one of blame or fault

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Fallacious

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Based on a mistaken belief or unsound reasoning

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Harangue

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A lengthy heated speech

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Incongruous

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Inconsistent with expectations or surroundings

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Inexorable

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1) unpreventable

2) impossible to persuade

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Intransigent

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Stubbornly unwilling to compromise or agree with another

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Litigious

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Unreasonably prone to suing as a means of settling disputes

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly refusing to change ones position

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Partisan

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Prejudiced in favour of a particular party

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Placate

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To pacify with gestures

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Precedent

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A previous occurence that is used as an example, particularly in legal context

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Propensity

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A natural inclination to behave a certain way

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Pugnacious

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Quarrelsome, prone to fighting

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly uncooperative

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Specious

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Seemingly plausible, but actually incorrect

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Strident

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Annoyingly loud and harsh, especially when presenting a point of view

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Tenuous

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Flimsy

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Tirade

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Long angry and critical speech

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Vindicate

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To clear of blame and suspicion

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Zealot

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A fanatic

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Apologist

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One who argues for a particular, often controversial, position