Jack, List:
Any argumentation that has a "gap" *cannot *be deductively valid. The whole
point is to *show *that the conclusion follows necessarily from the
premisses by spelling them *all *out, especially the ones that are likely
to be disputed. The acknowledged need to "fill in the gap re thing
Jon, List,
I had to go to an essay, though somewhat colloquial, to properly treat this
matter (in the context of things I have alluded to and shared, in part, but to
which texts/etc., not everyone has access). It isn't a formal essay, thus
colloquial, but addresses the core part of this
