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The New York Times
Aug 24Every Weekday

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WHAT A WORD!

PLAUSIBLE BUT MISLEADING ARGUMENT IS CALLED THIS, FROM THINKERS WHOM PLATO DEPICTED AS DEVIOUS WORD-JUGGLERS

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