Are conductive arguments really not possible?

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In “Are conductive arguments possible?” Jonathan Adler argued that conductive argu-ments are not possible because they are committed to two incompatible propositions: C is reached without nullifying the counter-considerations; C is accepted is true, which issues in belief, so C is detached from these premises. This paper offers an analysis and an assessment of Adler’s case for his thesis.

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Problems in Argument Analysis and Evaluation.Trudy Govier - 2018 - Windsor: University of Windsor.
A practical study of argument.Trudy Govier - 1991 - Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Pub. Co..
Challenge and response.Carl Wellman - 1971 - Carbondale,: Southern Illinois University Press.
Are Conductive Arguments Possible?Jonathan Adler - 2013 - Argumentation 27 (3):245-257.

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