Hand-waving is a pejorative label for attempting to be seen as effective—in word, reasoning, or deed—while actually doing nothing effective or substantial. It is often applied to debating techniques that involve fallacies, misdirection and the glossing over of details.
Hand-waving is a pejorative label for attempting to be seen as effective—in word, reasoning, or deed—while actually doing nothing effective or substantial. It is often applied to debating techniques that involve fallacies, misdirection and the glossing over of details.
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