Unanswerable: alternatives and connections

Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.

Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.

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

Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an…

The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.

In an answerable manner; in due proportion or correspondence; suitably.

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

To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.

To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to clinch an argument.

That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive argument.

Bringing to a close; decisive; conclusive.

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

A reasoned case against the position being discussed.

characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive…

Conclusive; decisive; positive.

An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative h…

Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequenc…

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