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Arguing — Argue Ar gue, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Argued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arguing}.] [OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent.] 1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arguing — ar·gue || É‘ËgjuË v. dispute; claim; give reasons … English contemporary dictionary
arguing — noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement they were involved in a violent argument • Syn: ↑controversy, ↑contention, ↑contestation, ↑disputation, ↑disceptation, ↑tilt, ↑argume … Useful english dictionary
affirming the consequent — Arguing invalidly that from if p then q and q, it follows that p ; e.g. arguing from ‘if she is studying mathematics then she is not studying English’ and ‘she is not studying English’ to ‘she is studying mathematics’ … Philosophy dictionary
IQ testing envionmental variances — Arguing that IQ tests are often wrongly described as measuring innate rather than developed ability, Harvtxt|Jencks|Phillips|1998 conclude that this labeling bias causes people to inappropriately attribute the Black White gap to innate… … Wikipedia
affirming the antecedent — Arguing, validly, that from p, and if p then q, it follows that q . See modus ponens … Philosophy dictionary
arga — Arguing. Don t arga me! … Dictionary of american slang
arga — Arguing. Don t arga me! … Dictionary of american slang
Howard Moscoe — (born circa 1940) is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing Ward 15 in the western part of Eglinton Lawrence. Among the most prominent and longest serving councillors in the city, he is also known for an outspokenness which has landed … Wikipedia
Brian Slattery — is a Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, in Toronto, Canada. He is a prominent academic in Canadian Constitutional Law and Aboriginal Rights discourse. Education Slattery holds a Doctorate of Law from Oxford University,… … Wikipedia
