| NOUN | person | casuist, sophist | someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious |
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| Meaning | someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious. | |
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| Synonym | sophist | |
| Broader | reasoner, ratiocinator | someone who reasons logically |
| Spanish | casuista, sofista | |
| Catalan | casuista, sofista | |
| Adjectives | casuistical | of or relating to the use of ethical principles / principles to resolve moral problems |
| casuistical | of or relating to or practicing casuistry | |
| Nouns | casuistry | argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading |
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