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Whataboutisms: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Informal Logic, 2023 The rhetorical function of whataboutism is to redirect attention from the specific case at hand. Although commonly used as a rhetorical move, whataboutisms can appear in arguments. These tend to be weak arguments and are often instances of the tu quoque
Tracy Bowell
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Basic Four-Valued Systems of Cyclic Negations
Bulletin of the Section of Logic, 2022 We consider an example of four valued semantics partially inspired by quantum computations and negation-like operations occurred therein. In particular we consider a representation of so called square root of negation within this four valued semantics as
Oleg Grigoriev, Dmitry Zaitsev
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The Role of Trust in Argumentation
Informal Logic, 2020 Argumentation is important for sharing knowledge and information. Given that the receiver of an argument purportedly engages first and foremost with its content, one might expect trust to play a negligible epistemic role, as opposed to its crucial role ...
Catarina Dutilh Novaes
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Testing for the Disposition to Think Critically
Informal Logic, 1992 In order to tesl for critical thinking dispositions, the presence of the requisite critical thinking abilities must first be established. Otherwise, it is always a plausible counterexplanation of failure to use certain abilities that they were not ...
Stephen P. Norris
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Recent Developments in Compatibilization Strategies for Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Volume 311, Issue 7, July 2026.This review highlights recent developments and emerging compatibilization strategies in polymer blends and polymer nanocomposites. Importance of compatibilization in polymer nanocomposites is discussed, and physical methods are compared with chemical methods.
Minoo Ahmadi +3 more
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Arguing, Arguments, and Deep Disagreements
Informal Logic, 1992 In response to earlier papers in Informal Logic by Robert Fogelin and Andrew Lugg, this paper explores the issue of whether disagreement could ever be so deep that it defied rational resolution.
Peter Davson-Galle
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Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2026.Abstract Studying the combining ability of pro‐vitamin A enriched yellow maize inbred lines (Zea mays L.) provides valuable information on the breeding potential of these lines for developing high‐yielding and biofortified maize hybrids with desirable agronomic traits.
Belay Garoma +3 more
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Phytochemicals in Food and Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2026.The orthoquinone metabolites from plants have antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral, cytotoxic, and anti‐inflammatory effects. ABSTRACT The structural diversity of natural products is vast and fascinating, and they have been recognized as an enormously diverse source of new lead compounds.
Hidayat Hussain +5 more
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Lifting Results for Finite Dimensions to the Transfinite in Systems of Varieties Using Ultraproducts
Bulletin of the Section of LogicWe redefine a system of varieties definable by a schema of equations to include finite dimensions. Then we present a technique using ultraproducts enabling one to lift results proved for every finite dimension to the transfinite.
Tarek Sayed Ahmed
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Informal Logic, 2001 Our varied communities of discourse face a rhetorical future shaped by juridical styles reminiscent of the "adversary culture" postulated by post-war American critic Lionel Trilling. Itself the subject of litigious debate.
Richard H. Gaskins
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