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The deductive-inductive distinction and the linked-convergent distinction apply primarily to support of conclusions by premisses. Such support is conclusive if and only if the argument has a true or otherwise acceptable covering generalization that supports counterfactual instances. Probabilification is only one type of non-conclusive support. To determine whether and how the premisses of an argument support its conclusion, it is best to make minimal changes and additions to the stated argument.
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In citing Aristotle, I use the translations in (Aristotle 1984 [4th century BCE]).
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I thank Derek Allen for drawing three of these respects to my attention.
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Hitchcock, D. (2017). Postscript. In: On Reasoning and Argument. Argumentation Library, vol 30. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53562-3_3
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