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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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criticism
Philosophy; General philosophy
An argument that is meant to persuade us to reject a belief of another argument.
objection
Philosophy; General philosophy
An argument that opposes a belief or another argument. They're meant to give us a reason to disagree with the belief or argument. For example, we could object to the belief that ...
refutation
Philosophy; General philosophy
An argument that opposes another argument or belief. It often refers to arguments that provide us with sufficient reason to reject a belief or argument.
slippery slope
Philosophy; General philosophy
An argument that requires us to believe that incremental causal changes will likely happen given that we make certain decisions. For example, having violence on television might ...
proof
Philosophy; General philosophy
An argument that supports a belief. It's often taken to refer to a sufficient reason to agree with a belief.
argument from analogy
Philosophy; General philosophy
An argument that uses an analogy. For example, we could argue that kicking and punching people are both generally wrong because they're both analogous—they both are generally ...
sound argument
Philosophy; General philosophy
An argument that's valid and has true premises. For example, consider the following sound argument—“If all dogs are mammals, then all dogs are animals. All dogs are mammals. ...
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