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