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  • 11valid — [val′id] adj. [Fr valide < L validus, strong, powerful (in ML, valid) < valere, to be strong: see VALUE] 1. having legal force; properly executed and binding under the law 2. well grounded on principles or evidence; able to withstand… …

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  • 12valid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a reason, argument, etc.) well based or logical. 2) legally binding or acceptable. DERIVATIVES validity noun validly adverb. ORIGIN Latin validus strong …

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  • 13Argument from ignorance — The argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam ( appeal to ignorance [ [http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/ignorance.html Argumentum ad Ignorantiam ] ] ) or argument by lack of imagination, is a logical fallacy in which it… …

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  • 14argument — noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, heated, violent ▪ big ▪ I had a big argument with my mother this morning. ▪ little, petty …

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  • 15valid — adj. 1 legally acceptable VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain, stay ▪ deem sth, hold sth ▪ …

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  • 16Argument from beauty — The argument from beauty is an argument for the existence of God as against materialism.Outline logical structureIts logical structure is essentially as follows: # There are compelling reasons for considering beauty to exist in a way that… …

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  • 17Argument (complex analysis) — Arg (mathematics) redirects here. For argument of a function, see Argument of a function. Figure 1. This Argand diagram represents the complex numbers lying on a plane. For each point on the plane, arg is the function which returns the angle φ.… …

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  • 18valid — val|id [ˈvælıd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: valide, from Latin validus strong, effective , from valere; VALOR] 1.) a valid ticket, document, or agreement is legally or officially acceptable ≠ ↑invalid ▪ a valid credit card ▪ Your… …

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  • 19valid — adjective 1 a valid ticket, document, or agreement can be used legally or is officially acceptable, especially for a fixed period of time or according to certain conditions: a valid passport | Your return ticket is valid for three months. 2 valid …

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  • 20argument — To argue is to produce considerations designed to support a conclusion. An argument is either the process of doing this (in which sense an argument may be heated or protracted) or the product, i.e. the set of propositions adduced (the premises),… …

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