Persuasive Definitions: Values, Meanings and Implicit Disagreements

The purpose of this paper is to inquire into the relationship between persuasive definition and common knowledge (propositions generally accepted and not subject to dispute in a discussion). We interpret the gap between common knowledge and persuasive definition (PD) in terms of potential disagreeme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fabrizio Macagno, Douglas Walton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2008-09-01
Series:Informal Logic
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Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/594