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    If all truths are relative to the individual, then Protag... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Protagoras's attempt to persuade others to accept relativism is pragmatically self-refuting

    If all truths are relative to the individual, then Protagoras's arguments cannot possess the intersubjective rational authority that persuasion requires.

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    • 1.Persuasion requires the audience to recognize reasons as binding beyond their subjective preferences or beliefs.
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    • 2.If all truths are individual-relative, no claim can bind anyone beyond their own perspective, undermining rational authority.
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    • 3.Protagoras claims to teach virtue through rhetoric, assuming his arguments should convince others—contradicting his own relativism.
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    • 1.Persuasion might not require intersubjective rational authority—it could work via shared pragmatic interests or emotional resonance.
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    • 2.Even if truth is individual-relative, claims can still possess authority within a shared framework that both parties accept.
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    • 3.Protagoras could argue his relativism is true-for-him while still persuading others by showing how his view benefits them.
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