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Saturday, January 15, 2005

Examples of Weasel Words

The advocate uses emotionally loaded labels to boost his or her position or to denigrate the opponent's position.

For a comprehensive and considered written commentary on Weasel Words (and other fallacies) - see The skeptic's field guide to spotting fallacies in thinking - Humbug!

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