Why?
Extremely busy now, but I just need to say this. In the first tutorial class I took I taught my students validity and soundness. I said then, "let me define a strong argument as one that is both valid and her premises reasonably sound". In a recent assignment, a couple of them, in answering the question "do you think argument x is successful?", wrote: "I define a successful argument as one that is both valid and reasonably sound".
I thought that was pretty cute.
I thought that was pretty cute.
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Sounds like a pseudo definition as the word "reasonably" is subjective...
Why does that make a definition a pseudo one..? It's just a stipulative definition.
Let me define an 'excellent game' as one that is both addictive and intellectually challenging. Both seem subjective to the individual, but if you've convinced me that a game is both addictive and intellectually challenging, you've convinced me that it's an excellent game, by my own definition.
The problem is the need to convince people of your argument.
You mean, the argument that an 'excellent game' should mean one that is both addictive and intellectually challenging? And that a 'strong' argument should mean one that is both valid and her premises reasonably sound?
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I agree with Victor (whose comments make it very obvious that he is a mathematician).
Think people challenging your validity and soundness, lol.
Aquila
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