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Quibble (plot device) — In literature, a quibble is a common plot device, used to fulfill the exact verbal conditions of an agreement in order to avoid the intended meaning. Its most common uses are in legal bargains and, in fantasy, magically enforced ones. John Grant… … Wikipedia
quibble — n 1. equivocation, prevarication, evasion, dodge, elusion, avoidance; shuffling, shifting, hedging, beating around the bush; qualification, compromise, cop out; ambiguity, amphibology, vagueness, indefiniteness, indistinctness, indeterminateness; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
quibble — Synonyms and related words: adverse criticism, animadversion, argue, argufy, around the bush, aspersion, bad notices, bad press, bandy words, beat about, beg the question, bicker, boggle, captiousness, carp, carping, catch at straws, cavil,… … Moby Thesaurus
quibble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. evasion, equivocation, sophism, cavil. See avoidance, dissent, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Evasion] Syn. equivocation, shift, dodge; see avoidance , lie 1 . 2. [A petty objection] Syn. cavil,… … English dictionary for students
thrash out — Synonyms and related words: agitate, appraise, argue, argufy, assess, bandy words, bicker, canvass, catalog, categorize, cavil, choplogic, class, classify, contend, contest, cross swords, cut and thrust, debate, discept, dispute, evaluate, factor … Moby Thesaurus
Intuition — (Roget s Thesaurus) Sophistry >The absence of reasoning. >. False or vicious reasoning PARAG:Intuition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,476,} intuition instinct association Sgm: N 1 presentiment presentiment Sgm: N 1 rule of thumb rule… … English dictionary for students
dispute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. contradict, controvert, doubt, contest, question; argue, debate, quarrel, bicker, wrangle. n. disputation, debate, argument, disagreement. See discord, negation, reasoning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
argue — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To endeavor to convince] Syn. plead, appeal, assert, maintain, claim, hold, explain, justify, elucidate, present, show, support, reason with, dispute, contend, oppose, demonstrate, establish, join issue, make a case for, put … English dictionary for students
Wikipedia:Featured article candidates — Here, we determine which articles are to be featured articles (FAs). FAs exemplify Wikipedia s very best work and satisfy the FA criteria. All editors are welcome to review nominations; please see the review FAQ. Before nominating an article,… … Wikipedia
Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems … Universalium
