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nicety(objection, complaint, equivocation, cavil)
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notion(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
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obfuscation
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obliqueness(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine)
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obscurantism
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oversubtlety
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petitio principii
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philosophism
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plausibility
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plausibleness
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preconception(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
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prejudice(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
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pretense(fraud, deceit, lying, falsehood, objection)
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pretext(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine)
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pseudosyllogism
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quiddity(noun, objection, complaint, equivocation, cavil)
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rationalization
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routine(noun, slip, shift, escape, cunning)
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run-around(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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ruse(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine)
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