handwave:

a smart-sounding statement or explanation that overlooks important details

handwave:

a smart-sounding statement or explanation that overlooks important details

(Verb)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  When Shurpanakha explained to Ravana how her nose was cut, she handwaved her role in triggering the conflict.

Mahabharata:  Though Duryodhana tried to handwave his misdeeds that had brought the Kuru kingdom on the verge of a war among cousins, Krishna firmly and logically exposed the holes in Duryodhana’s arguments.

Bhagavad-gita:  The Bhagavad-gita doesn’t entertain any handwaving while analyzing the spiritual basis of our identity; it clearly presents the soul as a concrete non-material entity.

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