Assertion: argument | /r/HasProperty | rational
Facets:
value: to accept the claim
type: PURPOSE
value: in the sense
type: OTHER
value: accordingly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: When the speaker acts as if their argument is rational and maybe also believes it so, then the listener may be persuaded by the sound of what is said rather than the underlying logic.
text: 2:14-26 can be broken down into three sections: one illustration (vv. 14-17), and two arguments: one rational (vv. 18-20), the other biblical (vv. 21-26).
text: Argument, accordingly, is a rational form of communication in the sense that all debaters believe they have good reasons for the acceptance of their assertions.
text: Similarly, it is a mistake for a theist to say: “Since it is rational to accept the premises (and the argument is valid), this argument shows that it is rational to accept the claim that God exists”, just as it is a mistake for the non-theist to say: “Since it is rational to accept the premises of the non-theistic argument (and that argument is valid), the non-theistic argument shows that it is rational to accept the claim that God does not exist”.
text: James 2:14-26 can be broken down into three sections: one illustration (vv. 14-17), and two arguments: one rational (vv. 18-20), the other biblical (vv. 21-26).