The TRUE Test of Linkage

The TRUE Test of Linkage

There are many radically different ways of understanding the distinction between linked and convergent arguments. This paper provides a generic model which enables one to articulate in a rigorous manner the important differences as well as the underlying similarities that exist between competing pro...

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Main Author: Mark Vorobej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 1994-01-01
Series:Informal Logic
Subjects:
linked and convergent arguments
argument vulnerability
tinkering functions
zapped premise sets
logical support
Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2454
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spelling doaj-11cffc4f8a4c4800bb2166a44c4377392020-11-25T03:10:24ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X1994-01-0116310.22329/il.v16i3.2454The TRUE Test of LinkageMark Vorobej0McMaster UniversityThere are many radically different ways of understanding the distinction between linked and convergent arguments. This paper provides a generic model which enables one to articulate in a rigorous manner the important differences as well as the underlying similarities that exist between competing proposals. In addition, the paper offers a TRUE (Type Reduction Upon Elimination) test for distinguishing linked from convergent arguments which best captures the informal intuition that linked arguments are especially vulnerable to local criticisms pertaining to premise acceptability.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2454linked and convergent argumentsargument vulnerabilitytinkering functionszapped premise setslogical support
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The TRUE Test of Linkage
Informal Logic
linked and convergent arguments
argument vulnerability
tinkering functions
zapped premise sets
logical support
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title The TRUE Test of Linkage
title_short The TRUE Test of Linkage
title_full The TRUE Test of Linkage
title_fullStr The TRUE Test of Linkage
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publisher University of Windsor
series Informal Logic
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2293-734X
publishDate 1994-01-01
description There are many radically different ways of understanding the distinction between linked and convergent arguments. This paper provides a generic model which enables one to articulate in a rigorous manner the important differences as well as the underlying similarities that exist between competing proposals. In addition, the paper offers a TRUE (Type Reduction Upon Elimination) test for distinguishing linked from convergent arguments which best captures the informal intuition that linked arguments are especially vulnerable to local criticisms pertaining to premise acceptability.
topic linked and convergent arguments
argument vulnerability
tinkering functions
zapped premise sets
logical support
url https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2454
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