Jan 10, 2011 15:46
13 yrs ago
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Polish term
z magla
Polish to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Argumenty rodem z magla
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | cheap arguments |
allp
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| 4 | anecdotal evidence |
adamgajlewicz
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| 3 | not worth the paper it's written on |
Ewa Dabrowska
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| 3 | just plain gossip |
Dorota Madrzyk
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| 3 | water cooler / National Enquirer kind of |
geopiet
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Proposed translations
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cheap arguments
może jeszcze tak, pooglądaj sobie linki
http://www.google.pl/search?client=opera&rls=pl&q="cheap arg...
http://www.google.pl/search?client=opera&rls=pl&q="cheap arg...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "dziękuję :-) i wszystkim za linki "
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adamgajlewicz
Native in Polish
Native in: Polish 
Works in: German to English, English to German, Polish to English, and 1 more.
anecdotal evidence
If you mean an argument that is fallacious, specious, spurious, or what have you, then you could also use a bogus argument. However, somebody talking through their hat is just producing anectodal evidence...
More arguments among which you could find your favourite would be at http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/mathew/logic.html
More arguments among which you could find your favourite would be at http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/mathew/logic.html
Example sentence:
Your friend may say he met Elvis in the supermarket, but those who haven’t had the same experience will require more than your friend’s anecdotal evidence to convince them.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Michal Berski
: w kontekście naukowym to ma akurat dość powazne znaczenie
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Ewa Dabrowska
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Polish
United Kingdom
reliable interpreting/translation
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
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4
not worth the paper it's written on
inna propozycja
5 hrs
Dorota Madrzyk
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
United States
Translations In Progress
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
just plain gossip
Inna propozycja. Wydaje mi się, że w maglu to sie plotkuje :)
19 hrs
water cooler / National Enquirer kind of
the water cooler argument
"National Enquirer" kind of
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Note added at 19 hrs (2011-01-11 11:06:23 GMT)
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tabloid fodder
"National Enquirer" kind of
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Note added at 19 hrs (2011-01-11 11:06:23 GMT)
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tabloid fodder
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