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  2. List of fallacies - Wikipedia

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    Definitional retreat – changing the meaning of a word when an objection is raised. [23] Often paired with moving the goalposts (see below), as when an argument is challenged using a common definition of a term in the argument, and the arguer presents a different definition of the term and thereby demands different evidence to debunk the argument.

  3. Graphorrhea - Wikipedia

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    The patients' writing has a tendency to look 'scrawled' and it does not abide usual grammar regulations. The content produced is, for the most part, meaningless and hard to understand. In recent years, there have been developments in determining the presence of graphorrhoea.

  4. Dysgraphia - Wikipedia

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    Helping dysgraphic students overcome writing avoidance and accept the purpose and necessity of writing may be needed. [9] The use of occupational therapy can be effective in the school setting, and teachers should be well informed about dysgraphia to aid in carry-over of the occupational therapist's interventions. One common form of therapy is ...

  5. Hypergraphia - Wikipedia

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    In addition to writing in different forms (poetry, books, repetition of one word), hypergraphia patients differ in the complexity of their writings. While some writers (e.g. Alice Flaherty [4] and Dyane Harwood [5]) use their hypergraphia to help them write extensive papers and books, most patients do not write things of substance. Flaherty ...

  6. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Inclusive language: words to use when writing about disability - Office for Disability Issues and Department for Work and Pensions (UK) List of terms to avoid when writing about disability – National Center on Disability and Journalism; Nović, Sara (30 March 2021). "The harmful ableist language you unknowingly use". BBC Worklife

  7. Writer's block - Wikipedia

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    It is also important to evaluate the environment in which the writing is being produced to determine what is the best condition to work in. One must look into these different factors to determine whether it is a good or bad environment to work in. [5] Psychologists who have studied writer's block have concluded that it is a treatable condition ...

  8. Writing lines - Wikipedia

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    Writing lines is a long-standing form of school discipline, having survived even as other old punishments such as school corporal punishment and dunce hats fell out of favour in the 20th century. [2] In a 1985 study, over half of respondent teachers in an English-speaking country indicated awareness of the use of writing to discipline students. [5]

  9. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...