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Facile

/fˈæsəl/
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(adj) Easy; contemptibly easy.

The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.
It's not that your criticism is too controversial, but that it's facile.
CEFR Practice Quiz
It was a ____ argument that ignored the complex reality of the situation and the many factors involved.

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