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Hand-waving

Hand-waving is a pejorative label for attempting to be seen as effective in word, reasoning, or deed, while actually doing nothing effective or substantial. It is often applied to debating techniques that involve fallacies, misdirection and the glossing over of details. It is also used academically to indicate unproven claims and skipped steps in proofs…

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Hand-waving

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Hand-waving

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related to history · 12
Hand-waving → American, English, Hand, Handwaving, However, It, Sinclair Lewis, Superlative, The, The Oxford Dictionary, United States, While
related to In debate, generally · 6
Hand-waving → Handwaving, If, Internet, The, The Jargon File, The New Hacker's Dictionary
related to In mathematics · 4
Hand-waving → In, Proof, Should, The
is a · 3
Hand-waving → idiomatic metaphor, most common spelling of the unitary present participle and gerund in this usage, pejorative label for attempting to be seen as effective in word
related to In applied science and engineering · 3
Hand-waving → Another, Fermi, However
related to In business · 2
Hand-waving → Another, In

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