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Inconsequence

The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness.

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Insignificance 76% connected

The condition or quality of being insignificant; want of significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of words or phrases.

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Invalidity 76% connected

Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.

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Invalidness 76% connected

Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.

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Inconsequent 74% connected

Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no cons…

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Inconsequent 74% connected

Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no cons…

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Consequence 94% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

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Consequence 94% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

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Ability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 86% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 86% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Aridity noun · 86% connection

the quality of yielding nothing of value

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Asset noun · 86% connection

a useful or valuable quality

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Atmosphere noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Attraction noun · 86% connection

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"

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Aura noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Bad noun · 86% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Badness noun · 86% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Barrenness noun · 86% connection

the quality of yielding nothing of value

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Believability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Brachycephalism noun · 86% connection

the quality of being brachycephalic

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Brachycephaly noun · 86% connection

the quality of being brachycephalic

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Credibility noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Credibleness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Analogism noun · 78% connection

an argument from the cause to the effect; an a priori argument.

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Apportionment noun · 78% connection

The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each propriet…

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Argumentative adjective · 78% connection

Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.

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Coherent adjective · 78% connection

Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.

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Consequential adjective · 78% connection

Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent.

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Consistency noun · 78% connection

logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"

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Consistent adjective · 78% connection

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"

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Contention noun · 78% connection

A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position…

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Counterargument noun · 78% connection

A reasoned case against the position being discussed.

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Datum noun · 78% connection

Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; -- used chiefly in the…

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Dialectics noun · 78% connection

That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; th…

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Fallacy noun · 78% connection

An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a sophism.

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