casuistry vs argument

argument vs casuistry

casuistry and argument both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
casuistry	Yes	No	No	No
argument	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, argument is a hypernym of casuistry; that is, argument is a word with a broader meaning than casuistry:

casuistry: argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
argument: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

Other hypernyms of casuistry include argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument.

casuistry (noun)	argument (noun)
moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas	a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading	a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
	a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
	a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
	a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
	(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

Difference between casuistry and argument

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