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Reflective equilibrium

A method for justifying a set of beliefs by the simultaneous adjustment of initial principles and resulting theories. For instance, Nelson Goodman (1906-1998) argued that we can justify a particular…
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Reductio ad absurdum

An argument that concludes the negation of a proposition, on the grounds that a contradiction can be derived from that proposition. “Reductio ad absurdum” is literally “reduction to absurdity.” Here,…
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Red herring

An informal fallacy constituted by shifting someone’s argument from one direction to another by changing the subject. https://youtube.com/shorts/fPp3phnWwWs?feature=share
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Reason

1) Justification for a claim. 2) The capacity, faculty, or ability to think abstractly, such as drawing an inference or contemplating general concepts. https://youtube.com/shorts/2Qw_Q4hSuyg?feature=share
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Raven Paradox

A paradox of confirmation based on the fact that if a hypothesis is confirmed by its instances,then any hypothesis will also be confirmed by evidence for its contrapositive; thus, both…
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Rationality

Acting in accordance with reason or one’s rational capacity. https://youtube.com/shorts/h9XDA1BGv38?feature=share
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Rationalist

One who believes knowledge is achieved through reason unaided by experience. https://youtube.com/shorts/3JWEdb6rDds?feature=share
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Rationalism

The view that knowledge is achieved through reason unaided by experience. https://youtube.com/shorts/oBmX070NWvY?feature=share
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Rational

That which accords with rules of reason. https://youtube.com/shorts/5sMc9c9w-uU?feature=share
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