Full Idea
Monotonicity seems to mark the difference between cases in which a guarantee obtains and those where the premises merely provide inductive support for a conclusion.
Gist of Idea
Monotonicity means there is a guarantee, rather than mere inductive support
Source
Ian Rumfitt (The Boundary Stones of Thought [2015], 2.3)
Book Reference
Rumfitt,Ian: 'The Boundary Stones of Thought' [OUP 2015], p.43
A Reaction
Hence it is plausible to claim that 'non-monotonic logic' is a contradiction in terms.