| A | B |
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| apologist | A person who argues in defense or justification of an idea or cause. |
| contend | To maintain or assert; argue a point of view. |
| dissuade | To discourage or keep from a purpose or course of action. |
| fallacy | An idea or opinion based on mistaken assumptions or logic; a false notation. |
| hypothesis | A statement that accounts for a set of facts but cannot be proved by direct supporting evidence; a theory. |
| indisputable | Undeniable true beyond all doubt. |
| inference | A conclusion based on evidence. |
| red herring | Something that draws attention away from the matter or issue at hand. |
| refute | To prove a person or idea to be wrong. |
| substantiate | To support with proof or evidence; verify. |
| cognizant | Aware; fully informed. |
| connoisseur | One knowledgeable in any area, but especially in the arts or matters of taste and discernment. |
| conscientious | Thorough and attentive; careful; painstaking. |
| consciousness | Awareness of one's thought's and perceptions. |
| diagnosis | A critical analysis of the nature of something, particularly disease. |
| notoriety | Fame of an unfavorable kind. |
| omniscient | Knowing all things. |
| prognosis | A forecast of a probable result. |
| recognition | Acknowledgment or attention; favorable notice. |
| unconscionable | Unrestrained by conscience; unreasonable; unjust. |
