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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

9429	Many forms of reasoning, such as extrapolation and analogy, are useful but deductively invalid [Mumford]
	Full Idea: There are many forms of reasoning - extrapolation, interpolation, and other arguments from analogy - that are useful but deductively invalid.
	From: Stephen Mumford (Laws in Nature [2004], 04.4)
	A reaction: [He cites Molnar for this]

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

3035	Dialectic involves conversations with short questions and brief answers [Diog. Laertius]
	Full Idea: Dialectic is when men converse by putting short questions and giving brief answers to those who question them.
	From: Diogenes Laertius (Lives of Eminent Philosophers [c.250], 3.1.52)