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Commentary On: Mark Weinstein’S “Warranting Evidence In Diverse Evidentiary Settings”, Maurice A. Finocchiaro
Commentary On: Mark Weinstein’S “Warranting Evidence In Diverse Evidentiary Settings”, Maurice A. Finocchiaro
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This commentary consists of three parts. The first attempts to summarize the main theme of Weinstein’s paper, insofar as I can understand it; the latter qualification is obvious and almost redundant, except that I must confess I found it very challenging to make sense of his essay. The second part of my commentary advances some negative criticism of his paper, by focusing on issues of conceptual clarity and argumentative cogency. The third part elaborates a positive appreciation of what seems to be Weinstein’s main claim; I do so mostly on the basis of things which he does not even mention, …
Warranting Evidence In Diverse Evidentiary Settings, Mark Weinstein
Warranting Evidence In Diverse Evidentiary Settings, Mark Weinstein
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Informal logic, is faced with the problematic of persuasive arguments in contexts where evidence is rich, diverse and preferentially selected on the basis of pre-established attitudes. This requires that the standard view of challenge by presenting inconsistent evidence be rethought. In this paper, I will argue that the solution is to focus less on evidence that contradicts claims and to confront the network of warrants that support the selecting and evaluating of evidentiary moves.