Arguments from popularity: their merits and defects in argumentative discussion

HIGHLIGHTS

  • who: Jan Albert van Laar from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen, Oude Boteringestraat, GL Groningen, The Netherlands have published the article: Arguments from Popularity: Their Merits and Defects in Argumentative Discussion, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: For this paper it suffices to mention that a serious case can be made for assigning probative importance to the fact that an epistemic peer dissents from you.

SUMMARY

    It deals with evaluation of arguments from popularity, and aims at showing that it has a modest epistemic role to play in argumentative dialogue . . .

     

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