I was having a bi*** of a time trying to remember this word. The desire to have it at hand has been recurring at least once a week for many months. Google has been no help until today when I finally found it via Thesaurus.com.
They define it as "overgeneral reasoning," by the way. I swear I looked for it there before under every synonym on that list. Today I found it under 'equivocation'. I probably looked for it under 'equivocate'; there may not be a verb form. I know I looked for it under 'sophistry' and 'sophism'.
I don't like what The Free Dictionary and Thesaurus.com have become.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
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That one word may define how the Supreme Court is able to determine each and every ruling.
I used your "word" in an article as a way of honoring you my friend.
http://tfsternsrantings.blogspot.com/2012/07/warrantless-searches-and-4th-amendment.html
Hey, thank you! I appreciate that. I'll go check that out.
Wikipedia is a better source; it accurately describes casuistry as case-based reasoning, which is the very basis of common-law jurisprudence, and the antithesis of "overgeneral" reasoning.
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