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10957913793censorTo remove offensive material from0
10957931360enigmaa puzzle; a mystery1
10957949068vulnerable(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected2
10957953105abstractexisting in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.3
10957953106subtledelicate, elusive, not obvious4
10957956864inevitablecertain to happen; unavoidable5
10957959895disdain(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt6
10957962011validWell-founded on evidence and corresponds accurately to the real world.7
10957963870eccentricunconventional and slightly strange8
10957974547hypocriticalpretending to be virtuous; deceiving9
10957982005Black and White FallacyA fallacy that occurs when the audience is only given two choices.10
10957987238bandwagon fallacyerror of assuming that a claim is correct just because many people believe it11
10958008468appeal to traditiona fallacy which assumes that something old is automatically better than something new12
10958011703Hasty GeneralizationA fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence.13
10958019415ad hominem fallacywhen speakers attack the person making the argument and not the argument itself14
10958019416Slippery SlopeA fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented15
10958034647Strawman FallacyA fallacy that occurs when the actual argument appears to be refuted, but in reality a related point is addressed.16
10958042522Strawman FallacySenator Smith says that the nation should not add to the defense budget. Senator Jones says that he cannot believe that Senator Smith wants to leave the nation defenseless.17
10958135079appeal to traditionDave: For five generations, the men in our family went to Stanford and became doctors, while the women got married and raised children. Therefore, it is my duty to become a doctor. Kaitlin: Do you want to become a doctor? Dave: It doesn't matter -- it is our family tradition. Who am I to break it?18
10958155553slippery slopeWe cannot unlock our child from the closet because if we do, she will want to roam the house. If we let her roam the house, she will want to roam the neighborhood. If she roams the neighborhood, she will get picked up by a stranger in a van, who will sell her in a sex slavery ring in some other country. Therefore, we should keep her locked up in the closet.19
10958170587ad hominem fallacyTony wants us to believe that the origin of life was an "accident". Tony is a godless SOB who has spent more time in jail than in church, so the only information we should consider from him is the best way to make license plates.20
10958179319Black and White FallacyYou are either with God or against him.21
10958197080Hasty GeneralizationMy father smoked four packs of cigarettes a day since age fourteen and lived until age sixty-nine. Therefore, smoking really can't be that bad for you.22
10958209061vulnerableChildren are the most ______________________ members of society23
10958209062inevitableHeart gets cold and love gets tired, it's _______________________________when you experience love.24
10958211789enigmaThe ___________________________ of the stones draws druids to perform their weird rituals.25
10958211790disdainShe turned her head away in ______________.26
10958213862censorThe __________ demanded that the scene be written out.27
10958213863validYour credit card is no longer ______________.28
10958215982abstractI like dogs in the _________________, but I can't bear this one.29
10958217621eccentricHe is an ______________ character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses.30
10958217622subtleShe's been dropping __________________hints about what she'd like as a present.31
10958219289hypocriticalIt would be _____________________ of me to have a church wedding when I don't believe in God.32

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