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Hairsplitting
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.
(2):
(n.) The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hairsplitting'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hairsplitting.html. 1828.