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    If the only available warrant for accepting the major premise ultimately traces back to the very inference the argument is meant to justify, the argument is viciously circular regardless of formal independence.

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    Key Terms

    formal independence(Used here to assess whether P ≠ NP might be undecidable relative to the mathematical theories accepted in practice)
    The property of a statement being neither provable nor disprovable within a given formal mathematical theory
    inference(Nyāya epistemology)
    A component of epistemology in Nyāya philosophy; a veritable inference yields knowledge about the world and must have premises that are themselves known
    major premise(Classification parameter in Qiyās VI.4–VI.5)
    The first premise in a syllogism, which may be categorical or conditional
    viciously circular(Applied to Descartes' Third Meditation argument structure)
    A form of reasoning in which the conclusion is presupposed among the premises used to demonstrate it
    warrant

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    An implicit premise that an argument depends on, which licenses the move from evidence to conclusion; in this context, the unstated assumption that normal misdemeanor penalties are insufficient as a deterrent.

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