false+reasoning

  • 41casuistry — cas·u·ist·ry || kæʒʊɪstrɪ n. study of moral conduct; false reasoning …

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  • 42casuists — cas·u·ist || kæzjʊɪst n. one who studies issues of moral conduct; false reasoning …

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  • 43petitio principii — (Latin) postulation of the beginning , raising the question , begging the question, logically false reasoning in which what has to be proved is already assumed …

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  • 44casuist — [ kazjʊɪst, ʒj ] noun a person who uses clever but false reasoning. Derivatives casuistic adjective casuistical adjective casuistically adverb casuistry noun Origin …

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  • 45paralogism — n.; (also paralogy) Sophistry (unintentional), false reasoning …

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  • 46casuist —   n. sophist; resolver of questions of conscience.    ♦ casuistic, a.    ♦ casuistry, n. study of rules of right and wrong; application of such rules to particular cases; false reasoning, especially on moral matters …

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  • 47casuist — casuistry ► NOUN ▪ the use of clever but false reasoning, especially in relation to moral issues. DERIVATIVES casuist noun casuistic adjective casuistical adjective. ORIGIN from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus fall, chance, occurrence …

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  • 48casuistic — casuistry ► NOUN ▪ the use of clever but false reasoning, especially in relation to moral issues. DERIVATIVES casuist noun casuistic adjective casuistical adjective. ORIGIN from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus fall, chance, occurrence …

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  • 49casuistical — casuistry ► NOUN ▪ the use of clever but false reasoning, especially in relation to moral issues. DERIVATIVES casuist noun casuistic adjective casuistical adjective. ORIGIN from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus fall, chance, occurrence …

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  • 50casuistry — ► NOUN ▪ the use of clever but false reasoning, especially in relation to moral issues. DERIVATIVES casuist noun casuistic adjective casuistical adjective. ORIGIN from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus fall, chance, occurrence …

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