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11: Lesson 5
Argument and Debate
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apologist | (noun) a person who speaks in defense of a person, an idea, or a position |
| dissuade | (verb) to discourage from doing something through persuasion |
| dupe | (verb) to take advantage of people by tricking or fooling them (noun) Someone tricked and taken advantage of |
| fallacy | (noun) a false belief or faulty and illogical reasoning |
| imply | (verb) to hint; to suggest indirectly |
| indesputable | (adj) beyond doubt or question; certain |
| infer | (verb) to draw a conclusion from evidence |
| red herring | (noun) something that draws attention away from the main issue |
| refute | (verb) to prove to be false or invalid; to deny the accuracy or truth of |
| substantiate | (verb) to support with evidence |