Arguing from Definition to Verbal Classification: The Case of Redefining 'Planet' to Exclude Pluto
The recent redefinition of 'planet' that excludes Pluto as a planet led to controversy that provides a case study of how competing scientific definitions can be supported by characteristic types of evidence. An argumentation scheme from Hastings is used to analyze argument from verbal clas...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Informal Logic |
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| Online Access: | https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/550 |