A possesses some property F.
* Definition Premise: For all x, if possesses some property F, then x fits definition D.
* Conclusion: A fits definition D.

Argument from definition

Sometimes the argument can start from definition and to include certain property in it, in order to attribute this property to certain object ("All forms of racism should be prosecuted, therefore this given action also should be prosecuted"). Arguments to definition and from definition can be used together (Douglas Walton

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