arbitrary
adjectiveBased on individual choice or whim rather than a consistent reason or rule.
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Clear all filtersBased on individual choice or whim rather than a consistent reason or rule.
Something accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.
Unreasonably intolerant of people or opinions outside one's own group or beliefs.
Intellectual and focused on thought rather than emotion.
Strong enough to settle a question or remove reasonable doubt.
Open to reasonable disagreement or uncertainty.
To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts or premises.
Capable of being shown clearly through evidence, reasoning, or an example.
To establish through evidence or reasoning that something is false.
Fair and just toward the people involved.
Unreasonably high or excessive, especially in cost or demand.
To estimate beyond known observations by extending a pattern or relationship.
Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken assumption.
A mistaken belief or an argument that rests on faulty reasoning.
Uncalled for or without adequate reason; also given without charge.
Uncalled for
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Not following a reasonable or consistent line of reasoning.
Not logically consistent
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Fairness that avoids favoring a person, side, or viewpoint without reason.
Fairness without bias
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Not seeming reasonable or believable.
So firmly established that it cannot reasonably be challenged.
Beyond reasonable challenge
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Impossible to dispute successfully on the available evidence.
Not open to successful dispute
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Beyond reasonable doubt or disagreement.
Beyond reasonable doubt
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Something that persuades or motivates someone to act.
To reach a conclusion from evidence or reasoning.
A conclusion reached from evidence or reasoning rather than stated directly.
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