Vocab Ch. 7-8 Flashcards
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definitive
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Authoritative and complete
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dialectic
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The exchange of opposing logical arguments
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empirical
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Relying on observation
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presuppose
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To assume beforehand
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rationalize
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To explain away with self-satisfying but incorrect reasons
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rebuttal
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disproving an argument
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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tenuous
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flimsy
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verifiable
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provable
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bedlam
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noisy confusion
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bowdlerize
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to abridge and simplify a work
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chauvinism
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A prejudiced belief in the superiority of one’s group
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draconian
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very severe
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martinet
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a rigid disciplinarian
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
