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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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