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tendentious

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Promoting a particular viewpoint through a strongly biased presentation.

The tendentious account omitted every fact that challenged its conclusion.

Dictionary practice example.

At a neighborhood exhibition meeting, Felix admired the speaker's rhetoric: a clear structure and memorable examples made the proposal easy to follow. Yet the accompanying report was tendentious, highlighting every favorable comment while omitting the concerns recorded in the same consultation.

From The Proposal Behind the Persuasion.

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