Mute vs Moot

Mute vs Moot

Mute: Refraining from speech or temporarily speechless

a. The great church was mute and dark.
b. she put the remote on mute.

Moot: A confusion and disagreement that is subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty, and typically not reaching to a final decision

a. Whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect, was a moot point.
b. It is moot whether this phrase should be treated as metaphor or not.

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the right word.

1. Most of the world's robots are faceless, footless and _____________ (mute / moot).

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2. Arguing __________ (mute / moot) points is what academia and researches all about.

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3. One can __________ (mute / moot) the audio by tapping the little microphone icon.

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4. He had a habit to never give up and getting fierce on __________ (mute / moot) points.

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5. He was so irritated with the video that he put the TV on __________ (mute / moot).

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