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    Challenges→Sound-mindedness is not some sort of quietness

    The supporting arguments commit a hasty generalization: counterexamples from specific activities cannot rule out quietness as a necessary condition of the virtuous disposition underlying those activities.

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    counterexamples(as evidence used to challenge the justified true belief analysis)
    Specific cases or scenarios that prove a general claim or definition wrong by showing an exception to the rule.
    hasty generalization(as a type of flawed argument)
    A logical mistake where you jump to a broad conclusion based on only a few examples, without enough evidence to back it up.
    necessary condition(Counterfactual analysis of causation; Mackie 1965, 1974)
    A condition C is necessary for event E if E would not have occurred in the absence of C
    virtuous disposition(as a concept in ethics)
    A stable character trait or habit of being good or excellent in a morally praiseworthy way—like being honest or kind as part of who you are.

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