What does posthockery mean?
Posthockery means (rare) Use of post hoc reasoning, especially when excessive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) Use of post hoc reasoning, especially when excessive..
Despite the dangers of posthockery implicit in the approach that has been taken here, it can cast some light on word-formation which other approaches would not be able to.
This tendency is clearly a second way to avoid the arbitrariness and posthockery of eclecticism.
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Posthockery means (rare) Use of post hoc reasoning, especially when excessive..
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Despite the dangers of posthockery implicit in the approach that has been taken here, it can cast some light on word-formation which other approaches would not be able to.
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