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Decision , decision •abrasion, Australasian, equation, Eurasian, evasion, invasion, occasion, persuasion, pervasion, suasion, Vespasian •adhesion, cohesion, Fri… ARGUMENTATIVE , ar·gu·men·ta·tive / ˌärgyəˈmentətiv/ • adj. 1. given to expressing divergent or opposite views: an argumentative child. 2. using or characterized by… Teleological Argument , Teleological Argument
According to the teleological argument, the order and complexity exhibited by the world are properly attributed to a purposive… Overrule , o·ver·rule / ˌōvərˈroōl/ • v. [tr.] reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority: the Supreme Court overruled the lower court. ∎ reject… Argumentation , 21. Argumentation
See also 250. LOGIC ; 312. PHILOSOPHY ; 354. RHETORIC and RHETORICAL DEVICES .
alogism
Obsolete, a statement that is nonsensical or… Stare Decisis , [Latin, Let the decision stand.] The policy of courts to abide by or adhere to principles established by decisions in earlier cases.
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