a flaw in an argument

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• flaw in the argument — index non sequitur Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• flaw — [ flɔ ] noun count a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective: There are serious flaws in the way we train our teachers. fatal flaw (=that makes something completely useless or wrong): What you ve just said is the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• argument — noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, heated, violent ▪ big ▪ I had a big argument with my mother this morning. ▪ little, petty …   Collocations dictionary

• flaw — UK [flɔː] / US [flɔ] noun [countable] Word forms flaw : singular flaw plural flaws a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective There are serious flaws in the way we train our teachers. fatal flaw (= that makes… …   English dictionary

• flaw — [flo: US flo:] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse flaga flat stone ; FLAG1] 1.) a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect = ↑defect flaw in ▪ a flaw in the software serious/major/basic/minor etc flaw …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flaw — [flɔː ǁ flɒː] noun [countable] 1. a mistake or weakness in a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly: flaw in • The drought exposed a serious flaw in the dam. • Investigators believe that a design flaw (= mistake or weakness… …   Financial and business terms

• flaw — noun (C) 1 a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect; defect 1: a slight flaw in the glass 2 a mistake in an argument, plan, or set of ideas : fundamental flaw (=a very important mistake or weakness): The lack of reliable… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• flaw — [[t]flɔ͟ː[/t]] flaws 1) N COUNT: oft N in n A flaw in something such as a theory or argument is a mistake in it, which causes it to be less effective or valid. There were, however, a number of crucial flaws in his monetary theory... Almost all of …   English dictionary

• Teleological argument — A teleological or design argument[1][2][3] is an argument for the existence of God. The argument is based on an interpretation of teleology wherein purpose and intelligent design appear to exist in Nature beyond the scope of any such human… …   Wikipedia

• Ontological argument — The ontological argument for the existence of God (or simply ontological argument) is an a priori proof for the existence of God. The ontological argument was first proposed by the eleventh century monk Anselm of Canterbury, who defined God as… …   Wikipedia

• Cosmological argument — The cosmological argument is an argument for the existence of a First Cause (or instead, an Uncaused cause) to the universe, and by extension is often used as an argument for the existence of an unconditioned or supreme being, usually then… …   Wikipedia