Four Chapters

repugnance

noun

1. the state of being repugnant. (see below)
2. strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy.
3. contradictoriness or inconsistency.

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/repugnance

repugnant

adjective

1. distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
2. making opposition; averse.
3. opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.

equivocate

verb

to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/equivocate

heinous

adjective

hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/heinous

Begging the Question

phrase

A form of logical fallacy in which a statement or claim is assumed to be true without evidence other than the statement or claim itself. When one begs the question, the initial assumption of a statement is treated as already proven without any logic to show why the statement is true in the first place.

A simple example would be “I think he is unattractive because he is ugly.” The adjective “ugly” does not explain why the subject is “unattractive” — they virtually amount to the same subjective meaning, and the proof is merely a restatement of the premise. The sentence has begged the question.

Source: http://begthequestion.info/