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    It is not the case that A position on a dialectical structure is consistent if and only if contradictory sentences are assigned opposite truth values and every argument whose premises are all true has a true conclusion

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    • 1.Paraconsistent logics (Priest, da Costa) permit contradictions without explosion, so opposite truth values are not necessary for consistency.
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    • 2.A position can remain locally coherent and inferentially useful even when it contains contradictory sentences about borderline or paradoxical cases.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Defeasible reasoning frameworks (Pollock, Reiter) allow arguments with all-true premises to yield conclusions that are nonetheless retracted upon new information.
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    • 2.Consistency in dialectical practice requires sensitivity to defeat conditions, not merely classical validity preservation across all argument structures.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Contradictory sentences must receive opposite truth value assignments for a position to avoid contradiction
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    • 2.Logical validity requires that if all premises of an argument are true, the conclusion must be true
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