Abductive, presumptive and plausible arguments

Current practice in logic increasingly accords recognition to abductive, presumptive or plausible arguments, in addition to deductive and inductive arguments. But there is uncertainty about what these terms exactly mean, what the differences between them are (if any), and how they relate. By examini...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Douglas Walton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2001-01-01
Series:Informal Logic
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Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2241