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Argument and debate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apologist | n. a person who speaks in defense of a person, an idea, or a position |
| dissuade | v. to discourage from doing something through persuasion |
| dupe | v. to take advantage of people by tricking or fooling; n. a person who is tricked |
| fallacy | n. a false belief; faulty or illogical thinking |
| imply | v. to hint; to suggest indirectly |
| indisputable | adj. beyond doubt or question; certain |
| infer | v. to draw a conclusion through evidence |
| red herring | n. something that draws attention away from the main issue |
| refute | v. to prove to be false or invalid; to deny the accuracy or truth of |
| substantiate | v. to support with evidence |