Vocab Lesson 5

Front 1

Apologist

Back 1

A person who speaks in defense of a person, an idea, or a position
*The apologist for the striking players argued that they were only asking for heir fair share of the wealth they helped to bring in.

Front 2

Dissuade

Back 2

To discourage from doing something through persuasion
*The experienced camper tried to dissuade the eleven-year-old from attempting the difficult hike.

Front 3

Dupe

Back 3

A: To take advantage of people by tricking or fooling them
*When the couple saw that the vacation they had rented was in a swamp, they realized they had been duped.
B: Someone tricked and taken advantage of
*Because he was too trusting, Mel became the dupe of dishonest financial advisers, who got him to invest in a phony get-rich-quick scheme.

Front 4

Fallacy

Back 4

A: A false belief
*It is a fallacy to think that the best candidate will always win the election.
B: Faulty and illogical reasoning
*The talk show host lost viewer confidence because his arguments were often full of fallacies.

Front 5

Imply

Back 5

To hint; to suggest indirectly
*A frown implies unhappiness or dissatisfaction.

Front 6

Indisputable

Back 6

Beyond doubt or question; certain
*The indisputable evidence established the defendant's guilt and brought about his conviction.

Front 7

Infer

Back 7

To draw a conclusion from evidence
*I inferred from her smiling face that she was happy.

Front 8

Red Herring

Back 8

Something that draws attention away from the main issue
*The campaign's focus on the candidate's "likeability" was a red herring meant to distract voters from his lack of experience and shady past.

Front 9

Refute

Back 9

To prove to be false or invalid; to deny the accuracy or truth of
*With a few well-chosen words. she completely refuted his argument.

Front 10

Substantiate

Back 10

To support with evidence
*Please substantiate the arguments in your paper with statistics and quotations fro credible sources and authorities.