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The probabilistic import of illatives
Authors:George Bowles  Thomas E. Gilbert
Affiliation:(1) George Washington University, 20052 Washington, D.C., USA;(2) Morningside College, 51106 Sioux City, IA, USA
Abstract:It is not only overtly probabilistic illatives like lsquomakes it certain thatrsquo but also apparently non-probabilistic ones like lsquothereforersquo that have probabilistic import. Illatives like lsquothereforersquo convey the meaning that the premise confers on the conclusion a probability not only greater than 0 but also greater than 1/2. But because they do not say whether that probability is equal to or less than 1, these illatives are appropriately called lsquoneutralrsquo.
Keywords:Illative  argument-indicator  probabilistic import  neutral illative  argument  probability
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