adjective based on unsound logic; in error; illogical.You’ve unfortunately based your essay on a fallacious argument. See the full entry
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stanza
noun a group of related lines in a poem that are separated typographically from other similar groups and that often have a regular meter and rhyme scheme.The poem is composed of three…
slander
noun a false statement or statements made to hurt someone’s reputation, or the act of making such statements.I can’t believe the newspaper published that slander. See the full entry
irony
noun a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and…