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noun. The definition of a truism is a statement of an obvious truth. An example of a truism is the statement: A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do..
1. oversubtle, fallacious, or dishonest reasoning; sophistry. 2. the application of general ethical principles to particular cases of conscience or conduct. casuistry. 1. the branch of ethics or theology that studies the relation of general ethical principles to particular cases of conduct or conscience. 2. a dishonest or oversubtle application of such principles.