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Ideas for 'The Case for Closure', 'How to Define Theoretical Terms' and 'Plato on Parts and Wholes'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition
Defining terms either enables elimination, or shows that they don't require elimination [Lewis]
2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem
An ad hominem refutation is reasonable, if it uses the opponent's assumptions [Harte,V]