| A: | We've been over this a thousand times. The data is irrefutable! Look, we've done extensive research, built studies, and read the literature, and there is conclusive evidence to support my theory! |
| B: | Horowitz, I beg to differ. Even in your most recent study, the investigative approach was flawed! You know as well as I do that the collection of data was not systematic, and there is a large margin of error. To draw a definitive conclusion based on that data would be misleading |
| A: | That is preposterous! |
| B: | You are trying to single-handedly solve one of the world's greatest mysteries, and yet you are oblivious to the fact that you are wrong! |
| A: | I am not wrong! The chicken came first! |
| B: | No! The egg came first! |
| definitive conclusion | phrase | a final judgment that is not able to be changed; that is final |
| single-handedly | Adjective | do something on your own, without help |
| investigative approach | phrase | way of looking for information |
| flawed | Adjective | having errors or mistake |
| preposterous | Adjective | crazy, foolish, or silly |
| oblivious to | phrase | unaware or don't know |
| extensive research | phrase | very full and complete study to find information |
| systematic | Adjective | using a careful system or method |
| irrefutable | Adjective | correct; not able to be proved wrong |
| associated with | phrase | linked or connected with |
| circumstantial evidence | phrase | a collection of facts that implies or suggests something to be true, but does not prove it |
| indicate | verb | show something to be true |
| a compelling case | phrase | an argument that is capable of making people believe that point of view |
| determine | verb | find out if something is true |