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called the latter Arguments from Definition to Verbal Classification").

* Definition Premise: A fits definition D.
* Classificatory Premise: For all x, if x fits definition D, then x is classified as having the property G.
* Conclusion: A has the property G.

Argument from verbal classification

Persuasive definitions are not the only way of modifying meaning - one may also modify meaning simply by linking two properties together (Douglas Walton calls it a "Verbal

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