The 'Most Important and Fundamental' Distinction in Logic
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https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v22i1.2570Keywords:
argument, deductive, inductive, adequacy, reasoningAbstract
In this paper I argue that the debate over the purported distinction between deductive and inductive arguments can be bypassed because making the distinction is unnecessary for successfully evaluating arguments. I provide a foundation for doing logic that makes no appeal to the distinction and still performs all the relevant tasks required of an analysis of arguments. I also reply to objections to the view that we can dispense with the distinction. Finally, I conclude that the distinction between inductive and deductive arguments is not one of the most important and fundamental ideas in logic, but rather is unnecessary.Downloads
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2001-01-01
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