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Noun Concept

Categories: Hand gestures, Mathematical terminology, Rhetoric

hand-waving handwaving hand-wave hand wave Hand waves

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. Wikipedia

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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. Wikipedia

pejorative label for attempting to be seen as effective – in word, reasoning, or deed – while actually doing nothing effective or substantial Wikidata

IS A

rhetorical device

effigy

fallacy

HAS KIND

proof by intimidation

proof by example

DIFFERENT FROM

wave

DOES NOT HAVE QUALITY

mathematical rigor

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