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    Challenges→The 'silent premise' move in reconstructing arguments (per Toulmin's critique of syllogistic models) smuggles in logical form that need not reflect the speaker's actual commitments.

    Distinguishing 'actual commitments' from logical entailments requires psychological access we lack; reconstruction can be more objective.

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