Full Idea
Careful study of uses of 'intuitive' will reveal that it often plays no significant argumentative role, and that removal will improve overall argumentative transparency.
Gist of Idea
The word 'intuitive' often plays not role at all in arguments, and can be removed
Source
Herman Cappelen (Philosophy without Intuitions [2012], 04.1)
Book Reference
Cappelen,Herman: 'Philosophy Without Intuitions' [OUP 2012], p.64
A Reaction
This is a key part of Cappelen's argument that 'intuition' is a rather empty concept, and that philosophers do not really rely on it. In effect, he is consigning it to mere rhetoric. He gives lots of examples in support.