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Confirmation of a conjecture of Peter of Spain concerning question-begging arguments

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Mackenzie, J. Confirmation of a conjecture of Peter of Spain concerning question-begging arguments. J Philos Logic 13, 35–45 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00297576

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