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  2. Slippery slope - Wikipedia

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    [2] [4]: 186 With strict implication, p will imply z, but if at each step the probability is 90%, for example, then the more steps there are, the less likely it becomes that p will cause z. A slippery slope argument is typically a negative argument where there is an attempt to discourage someone from taking a course of action because if they do ...

  3. Paraphrase - Wikipedia

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    More often than not, a paraphrased text can convey its meaning better than the original words. In other words, it is a copy of the text in meaning, but which is different from the original. For example, when someone tells a story they heard, in their own words, they paraphrase, with the meaning being the same. [1]

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a striking success; used in the phrases "go (like) a bomb" and "go down a bomb"; Go like a bomb also means, when used of a vehicle, to go very fast an explosive weapon (v.) to be a failure ("the show bombed"); also as n. (n., used with the) something outstanding ("that show was the bomb"); sometimes spelled da bomb: bombardier

  5. The road to hell is paved with good intentions - Wikipedia

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    A resemblance can be found in Ecclesiasticus 21:11, "The way of sinners is made plain with stones, but at the end thereof is the pit of hell." [10] Another resemblance also can be found in one Hadith that Muhammad said: "Paradise is surrounded by hardships, and the Fire is surrounded by desires." [11]

  6. 15 books we can't wait to read: Most anticipated releases of 2025

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    In “Deep End,” platform-diving Stanford student-athlete Scarlett prefers to keep her head down until she gets into medical school and recovers from a near career-ending injury. For Lukas, a ...

  7. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    Paradox of free choice: Disjunction introduction poses a problem for modal inferences, permitting arbitrary modal statements to be inferred. Paradox of entailment : Inconsistent premises always make an argument valid.

  8. Aaron Rodgers Reveals He Has a New Girlfriend: 'It's a Good ...

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    Aaron Rodgers has a new romance in his life, the 41-year-old New York Jets quarterback revealed Monday.. On the Monday, Dec. 23 episode of the The Pat McAfee Show, Rodgers said he has a new ...

  9. Here’s what’s in and out of the government funding agreement

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    Typically, the bill is renewed every five years, but the most recent version was passed in 2018 and the extension lapsed at the end of September. The continuing resolution extends it for a year ...