handwaving
pejorative label for attempting to be seen as effective – in word, reasoning, or deed – while actually doing nothing effective or substantial
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handwaving
Summary
handwaving is a rhetorical device[1]. handwaving draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (rhetorical_device category, ranking #12 of 14).[2]
Key Facts
- handwaving's instance of is recorded as rhetorical device[3].
- handwaving's subclass of is recorded as simulacrum[4].
- handwaving's subclass of is recorded as simulacrum[5].
- handwaving's subclass of is recorded as fallacy[6].
- handwaving's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01n19z[7].
- handwaving's different from is recorded as wave[8].
- handwaving's different from is recorded as proof without words[9].
- handwaving's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11r_pgq9k[10].
- handwaving's does not have characteristic is recorded as mathematical rigor[11].
- handwaving's simulates is recorded as mathematical proof[12].
- handwaving's simulates is recorded as argument[13].
Why It Matters
handwaving draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (rhetorical_device category, ranking #12 of 14).[2]