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also eristical
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Adjective
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The characters are treated with odd touches of realism and their sophistic arguments are stingingly psychologized.—
Charles McNulty,
latimes.com,
8 Sep. 2017
Adjective
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Institutional trading desks spend enormous amounts of time studying behavior, emotional responses and risk tolerance because markets constantly pressure people into making irrational decisions.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The bullish argument goes that earnings season went better than expected, so the rally isn’t irrational.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Headline global inventory figures can be misleading as much of the oil stored worldwide cannot be used immediately, said Currie, Carlyle’s chief strategy officer of energy pathways and co-chairman of Abaxx Markets.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Studies focusing on nutrients in beer can be misleading, as alcohol consumption carries significant health risks.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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The metaphor of perfect communication as nodding to our contemporary AI revolution is specious beyond a point.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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His lawyer, John Carman, said federal prosecutors dressed up a mundane paperwork case with specious suggestions that Lu was involved in spying and intelligence gathering.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Many professional teams pretzel themselves into illogical positions when putting and keeping players on their rosters.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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If that sounds illogical, trainer Chad Brown, who will start Emerging Market in a bid to win his first Derby, can explain.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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This siloed approach places an unreasonable burden on manufacturing teams to integrate disparate AI systems, reconcile conflicting recommendations and synthesize insights manually.—
Joel Scutchfield,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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As the complaints piled on, Congress voted to expand the powers of the FMC via the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA), giving the agency the authority to investigate and penalize carriers for unreasonable practices.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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There is a widespread but fallacious perception that India's tariffs are inordinately high.—
Mohan Kumar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
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The same economists who believe in the same fallacious economic notions?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Eristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eristic. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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