| A | B |
|---|
| Abstract | Theoretical; impersonal |
| Analogy | A comparison of one thing to another; similarity |
| Cogent | Powerfully convincing |
| Criterion | A standard; basis for judgment |
| Contrived | Artificial; labored |
| Digress | To stray from the main subject |
| Empirical | Relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical |
| Hypothetical | Uncertain; Unproven |
| Infer | To conclude; to deduce |
| Oblique | Indirect; at an angle |
| Obscure | Unknown; hard to understand; dark |
| Pedantic | Boringly scholarly or academic |
| Premise | An assumption; the basis for a conclusion |
| Refute | To prove to be false; to disprove |
| Specious | Deceptively plausible or attractive |
| Superficial | On the surface only; shallow; not thorough |
| Synthesis | The combining of parts to form a whole |
| Tenable | Defensible, as in one's position in an argument; capable of being argued successfully; valid |
| Tenuous | Flimsy; extremely thin |
| Verbose | Using too many words; not succinct; circumlocutory |
