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40 Cards in this Set
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adduce
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to offer something as proof
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all
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the logical opposite of some....not
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appeal to....
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to employ....as a premise
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arbiter
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a judge
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arbitrary
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based solely on subjective perceptions and feelings, rather than on objective facts and principles
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cause
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something that leads to an effect
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conclusion
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deduction
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considerable
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non-negligible
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correlation
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a relationship between two variables in which a variation in one is accompanied by a variation in the other
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counterexample
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something that is set forth to refute a general principle
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derivative
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not original
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discount
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to dismiss as unimportant or untrue
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elaborate
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to go into greater detail about something
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enumerate
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to list
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equivocal
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unclear
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holistic
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focusing on the whole itself and not just on its parts
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impugn
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to question the validity of something
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inadequate
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insufficient
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inexplicable
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incapable of being explained
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influence
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affect
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interpret
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understand
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main point
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understand
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mechanism
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the process by which something is achieved
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necessary
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required
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only
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sole
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postulate
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something that is assumed to be true and that is used as the basis of an argument
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presume
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presuppose
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presume
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to take for granted
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probability
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likelihood
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proposal
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prescription
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qualified support
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limited advocacy
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required
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indispensable
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routinely
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generally
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safeguard
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something designed to prevent undesirable consequences from occurring
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several
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more than two but less than many
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supersede
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override
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susceptible
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easily affected by something
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therefore
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it follows that
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usually
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typically
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yet
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nonetheless
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