Logical Fallacies Glossary

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• It is not appropriate to talk nonsense during a business meeting.
• Stop talking nonsense and focus on the task at hand.
• Don't listen to him, he's just talking nonsense.
• His explanation was so confusing, it sounded like he was talking nonsense.