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What’s the name of a fallacy where a proposed solution is only discussed in terms of benefits?
As an example, mandating that every single car driver wears a motorcycle helmet would probably reduce the number of deaths and head injuries from car accidents. But of course it would be highly ...
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Specific type of deception or logic error
The word I'm looking for should describe a case where, during a logical argument, a person uses a word with multiple definitions in sense (1) in one part of the argument, but in another part of the ...
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Word for dangerous semi-knowledge, equivalent of German "gefährliches Halbwissen" [duplicate]
In German, there is a phrase like "dangerous semi-knowledge" gefährliches Halbwissen. Wiktionary definition:
a degree of superficial knowledge that becomes dangerous or deceptive because it ...
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Is there a shorter expression for 'are not commonly discussed as much as'?
I am currently doing some writing, and constantly try to create smooth transition and ease of readability and linkage between sentences. This sentence feels like it kind of halts the reader a bit.
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"especially" without meaning more so?
I want to say something along the lines of "We must protect everyone, especially children".
But this doesn't exactly work for what I want to say. Because I do not mean that children are MORE ...
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Is there a term for people who make excuses for an exception that their own actions necessitate? [closed]
Like how Taylor Swift fans say that she needs to take private jets because fans would make her taking public transport untenable. So it's the fans themselves that are the reason for her behaviour, ...
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adjective for "not known to be needed"
Is there an adjective or shortish expression for an item that is "not known to be needed".
Context: at the beginning of a process, all items are "unknown as to whether they will be ...
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One word or a phrase other than those given to describe testing how a person reacts to a test move
I am looking for a generic word/term for an act which is done to test the response of the opponent. In other words, how a person reacts to a move, before the final act is executed.
Let me elucidate it ...
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Synonymous phrase/idiom for "kangaroo court" that communicates a predetermined verdict
I am looking to replace the idiom "kangaroo court" in the following sentence:
Class followed its usual script. The professor took center stage, exposing the deep racism, sexism, colonialism ...
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What is a similar word or phrase to 'Marmite' to describe something that you start off hating, but grow to love – or vice versa? [duplicate]
We're fairly all aware of 'Marmite' – love it or hate it. As in "X's music is Marmite". Or 'a Marmite thing'.
But what would be a similar way to describe something that you start off hating, ...
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Term for someone who does their own thing and is indifferent to popularity or social norms
I want a term for someone who generally doesn't care about their individual popularity or how other's view them and as such is willing to break social expectations about behaviors and do their own ...
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Is there a better word than 'individualization' to describe a class-based or communitarian society moving to an individualized society? [closed]
Trying to summarize the process of a class-based or communitarian society moving to an individualized society, in particular to highlight the negative aspects. The word "individualization" ...
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Word(s) meaning how "high/low resolution", "nested", "shallow/deep" or "derived" ideas/concepts are
I'm looking for a word or pair of words that refer to whether an idea is "high or low resolution" or high and low levels of analysis. I think a few examples are the best way to convey what I'...
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Term meaning multiple different layers across many eras?
I'm looking for a word or term I heard once in a modern art class that refers to an art piece that contains multiple layers from different eras. The example used in the class that I distinctly recall ...
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How to refer to waves/charges/offensives in a battle?
I want to find a term to complete this sentence:
Enemy morale fell after the second _______ was carried out.
Maybe a better way to understand what I'm after is imagine we break up the army into ...
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