Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Arcane Illusions of Philosophical Fallacies
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Arguing in circles to sneak the answer as premise
- 2. Deferring truth merely to rank, not to reasoned proof
- 3. Comparing realms disparate to mislead the skeptic’s eye
- 4. Superficial token mistaken for substantive argument
- 5. Faulty cause found by mere succession, not true reason
- 10. Double entendre tactic hiding truth in linguistic shadows
- 11. Conclusion that leaps without the subtle step of deduction
- 13. Reasoning that bites its own tail in logic's labyrinth
- 14. Distracting scent pursued to divert from core truth
- 15. Linking events falsely as cause and effect
- 16. Mistaking whole’s property for each individual piece
Down
- 6. Swerving from scant clues to broad, unfounded claims
- 7. Slippery prospect where one step spurs inevitable fall
- 8. Cunning use of vague meaning to mask logical flaws
- 9. Swaying verdicts by stirring hearts, not minds
- 12. Assuming parts’ attribute applies to entire entity
- 17. Trapping thought in a forced choice between false alternatives
- 18. Misrepresenting an adversary’s view to easily strike it down
- 19. Striking character over argument in debate’s arena
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