What does the word fallacious mean?
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A fallacy is a component of an argument which is demonstrably flawed in its logic or form, thus rendering the argument invalid (except in the case of begging the question) in whole.
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pinche, it means damned. Like that damn George, he can never get anything right. It is used pretty often though, and may not always be intended to be bad.
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This phrase could mean anything and it could be used in anything.\n\nIt doesn't necessarily have anything to do with being morally bankrupt.\n\nMy Mom used it frequently when teaching us about responsibility.
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it is a silly figure of speech that people usually use when they are corrected about something and they are embarassed and act like it is no big deal! yeah, it means like "same thing" or whatever. i think it is kind of a smarty remark and i dont like it much!
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I've noticed they don't teach logic classes or ever use the word "fallacy" any time during Sunday School.\n\nThough I did pick up a tract today "disproving" the Da Vinci Code.  It was actually very convincing, but it was sort of like a book explaining why Santa Claus's sleigh has to be red and why he can only use flying reindeer as opposed to flying horses.
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not sure of the exact meaning but to me it means ummm  lol  - liek   you learned from this mishap now go from there. i guess its hard to explain.  jsut kinda means that you know now     now you have to use it to benefit from it
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Q.  Hypocrites or in denial? \n\nA.  BOTH
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Basically a synonym for "idiot"\n\nhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tool
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it means that you disagreed on something... that is normal.
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That term usually refers to characters you would expect to find in a certain type of book or film (i.e. in Westerns you expect to find the tough silent guy...in high school movies you expect to find the nerd, the jock, the pretty girl....these are all stock characters, they are typical and unoriginal).  More than likely that sentence is a dis at the debate its referring to, stating that it is an unoriginal debate and has the people and arguments you would expect.
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Firstly, for 1), you mis-spelled one of the words. The third word should be inculcate -- to impress on somebody's mind: to fix something firmly in somebody's mind through frequent, forceful repetition.\n\n1) Strengthen & Debilitate. (A) The two words are antonyms of each other, since they mean opposite things. (Debilitate means to weaken, which is obviously the opposite of strengthen!).\n\n2) Corrosive & Caustic. (S) The two words are synonmys of each other. In chemistry, the two words mean the same thing: "able to destroy something progressively by chemical action".\n\n3) Munificent & Parsimonious. (A). The two words mean opposite things. Munificent is very generous in giving a lot of money, while parsimonious means very frugal (spends very little or none at all) or ungenerous.\n\n4) Duplicitous & Forthright. (A). The two words mean opposite things. Duplicitous means the fact of being deceptive, dishonest, or misleading, while forthright means direct in speech or manner and very honest.\n\n& finally,\n\n5) The two words that most closely form a pair of synonyms or antonyms are Ouster & Emissary. But, technically speaking, given the definitions of the 4 words, none of the words qualifies as a synonym or antonym of any of the others. Make sure you have correctly copied down the group of words for this one.\n\nI hope this helps. Good luck to you in all your endeavours. Take very good care and have yourself a most joyous day, every day.\n\n\nLove And Light\nCogano
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy
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idioms are things that you know to mean but dont really make since literally.\nexample: \nas easy as pie: very easy.\n\n"I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie."
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Hello Saphire,\nI know you are not enquiring about the word rigorous (it in itself is a first rate word)  but other words you could use in place of it are also great words:\narduous\nmeticulous\n\nConsequential is a word I like to use in place of important.\nIntuitive is another favourite.\nI like to think of common words people overuse, then find a more interesting one to replace it with.\nWords are remarkable aren't they?
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A result of a poor understanding of the English language. Someone hears one example and 'thinks' they understand it, only to misuse it later on. The closer those nuances are between them, the more the misuse is propagated.
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to make light of    \nto not pay too much attention to, (she made light of his insult)\n2.to split hairs \nto pay too much attention to unimportant matters \n3.apple-pie-order \neverything absolutely in its correct place, neat and orderly\n4.take it with a grain of salt\nto not automatically believe it as absolute truth\n5.to wear your heart on your sleeve\nto have your emotions on display and run the risk of being hurt, to not keep it all inside\n7.fit to be tied \nI'm not sure of this one, sorry\n8.to mince matters \nto confuse a simple issue by adding unimportant trivia\n9.on pin and needles\nwaiting impatiently for something to happen
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This means that the person decided that something was a fact but they were making incorrect assumptions about the situation.  This caused them to draw conclusions that were incorrect.  They "built" their ideas on a poor foundation of knowledge.\n\nAn example: \nLet's say you visited the mall and it is completely packed with people.  You would think that this was a busy thriving mall that many people liked and offered a good variety of products which has led to its success. You are "building" your opinion on the "premise(idea)" that malls that are filled with people are doing well financially.\n\nHowever, if someone told you a missing piece of information: that the mall was having a closing sale where everything in the mall was 65% off.  You would realize that the mall wasn't doing well financially and that it was doing so badly that it must be shut down.  You "built (formed)" your opinions/thoughts on the "false (incorrect) premise (idea)" that all busy malls are malls that are successful.