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Noun: casuistry  ka-zhoo-is-tree
  1. Argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
     
  2. Moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas

Derived forms: casuistries

Type of: argument, argumentation, ethics, line, line of reasoning, logical argument, moral philosophy

Encyclopedia: Casuistry

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