Attributed Favourable Relevance and Argument Evaluation

Informal Logic 18 (2) (1996)
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I criticize a case made by George Bowles for a certain theory pertaining to the evaluation of arguments on which the (degree of) attributed favourable relevance of an argument's premises to its conclusion is relevant to its evaluation, but nevertheless argue that such favourable relevance is indeed relevant to an argument's evaluation

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10.22329/il.v18i2.2379

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Propositional Relevance.George Bowles - 1990 - Informal Logic 12 (2).
Favorable Relevance and Arguments.George Bowles - 1989 - Informal Logic 11 (1).
Inferential Soundness.Derek Allen - 1988 - Informal Logic 10 (2).

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