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argument instances

argument instances is the plural of argument instance.

Meaning of argument instance

Noun

argument instance (plural argument instances)

  1. The argument resulting when the blanks of an argument form are filled in with specific terms or statements.
    • An argument instance is obtained by uniformly substituting specific statements or terms for the variables in an argument form.1978, Irving M. Copi, Introduction to Logic, 5th edition, Macmillan, page 52

Questions about argument instances

What is argument instances the plural of?
Argument instances is the plural of argument instance.

Words near argument instances in the dictionary

  1. argument from design
  2. argument from ignorance
  3. argument from illusion
  4. argument from silence
  5. argument instance
  6. argument instances
  7. argument mining
  8. argument of periapsis
  9. argument to the purse
  10. argument-form
  11. argument-forms

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