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You're confused. The original argument is not a deductive one, it's abductive. Material implication, e.g., P -> Q, is a deductive move. In non-deductive argume
by dvt 9y ago
You're confused. The original argument is not a deductive one, it's abductive. Material implication, e.g., P -> Q, is a deductive move.
In non-deductive arguments, like we have here, any claim (be it conditional or otherwise) certainly does not happen independently of the speaker or of what logicians call the knowledge base (KB).
- dang 9y ago> You're confused. Please don't make personal comments even when someone else has been uncivil. Your reply would be just fine without this.
- dvt 9y agoErm, what? How is calling someone confused a personal comment (I assume you mean attack?). If someone mixes up two things that are commonly mixed up, it's perfectly civil to point out that they are confused. Please elaborate. Feel free to tell me I'm confused. Because I am.
- Karunamon 9y agoAs the person that was supposedly attacked, so am I. "You're confused" is so far off that standard I don't even know how to respond to this.