Reasonable
Silly
Silly adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: those silly movie producers who thought that audiences would fall for that gimmick all over again
Nearby Word: silliness
Both words in one sentence
- They can hold stuff from reasonable backstory details, to silly advertisement and propaganga, to stuff like the hot-dog ninja.
Source: Story Breadcrumbs -
The lawyer gives two perfectly reasonable objections, then follows it with a silly one for kicks.
Source: That Was Objectionable -
The characters don't stop their argument, but do agree that this way of arguing is silly and actually have reasonable discussion about their problem.
Source: Argument of Contradictions
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