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==About==
 
==About==
An [[argument in a box]] is a short phrase which implies a [[logical argument]] &ndash; or, more precisely, asserts a conclusion and hints at the argument behind it &ndash; without actually stating it explicitly. It is a form of [[rhetorical deception]].
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An [[argument-in-a-box]] is a short phrase which implies a [[logical argument]] &ndash; or, more precisely, asserts a conclusion and hints at the argument behind it &ndash; without actually stating it explicitly. It is a form of [[rhetorical deception]].
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Another term for this concept might be [[Trojan argument]], where the argument comes wrapped in some sort of attractive packaging -- e.g. something that sounds clever -- and therefore slips a false conclusion past the listener's [[critical thinking]] skills.
 
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 14 June 2013

About

An argument-in-a-box is a short phrase which implies a logical argument – or, more precisely, asserts a conclusion and hints at the argument behind it – without actually stating it explicitly. It is a form of rhetorical deception.

Another term for this concept might be Trojan argument, where the argument comes wrapped in some sort of attractive packaging -- e.g. something that sounds clever -- and therefore slips a false conclusion past the listener's critical thinking skills.

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