I asked Google AI for words that mean "making false distinctions". Choose the one that applies to your argumentation. I would say in this case "specious" and "casuistry".No, he asked that God take it. He died from his wounds.
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The act of "making false distinctions" can be described by several words depending on the context and nuance:
- Specious - An adjective used to describe something that appears plausible or correct at first glance but is actually false or misleading. This often applies to an argument or reasoning that relies on false distinctions.
- Fallacious - An adjective describing reasoning or an argument that contains a fallacy, which is an error in logic, including drawing incorrect separations between ideas or facts.
- Sophistry - A noun referring to the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving someone.
- Casuistry - A noun that describes the use of clever but unsound reasoning, particularly in relation to moral questions, to resolve difficult cases or to find a way around a difficulty.
- False dichotomy/false dilemma - While not a single word, this phrase describes a specific type of fallacy where a situation is presented as having only two possible options, when in fact others exist, thereby creating a false distinction between possibilities.