defensible

(adjective)

Capable of being defended or justified.

Related Terms

  • thesis

Examples of defensible in the following topics:

  • Chicago/Turabian: Block Quotations

    • Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not YET sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favour; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom.
  • Introduction to the Thesis Statement

    • Another way to introduce a defensible thesis statement is to refine an already existing idea: take a generally accepted conclusion and stretch it further.
  • Modes of Persuasion: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

    • You're the defense attorney.
  • Techniques for Acknowledging Opposing Views

    • It's good for us to laugh at ourselves, and when we do so, we can relax our defenses and open up to the opposing argument.  
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