For example, 'tall' doesn't have more than one definition, it is just that the definition is not precise enough to serve in an argument. An ambiguous word has two or more definitions. If a premise is acceptable, it is guaranteed to be true. We still might be wrong. Statements are crucial to the study of argument because questions, commands, and other linguistic performances are not the sort of thing that can be true or false.
Arguments can have sequential, linking, or convergent structure.
We have discussed deductive, inductive, analogical, and conducive arguments. Stipulative definitions are intended to clarify an argument, perhaps through abbreviation. Persuasive definitions are intended to make an argument valid or convincing by including material in the definition that will prejudice the listener or reader. Define 'euphemism' and give an example. A euphemism is a phrase used to have the same meaning as another phrase but which conceals an uncomfortable aspect of the second phrase.