When you`re reading or skimming argumentative essays, especially by philosophers, here is a quick trick that may save you much time and effort, especially in this age of simple searching by computer: look for "surely" in the document, and check each occurrence. Not always, not even most of the time, but often the word "surely" is as good as a blinking light locating a weak point in the argument.

Daniel Dennett

Daniel Dennett

American philosopher

28 March 1942 —

Daniel Dennett: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

W. W. Norton & Company

Philosophy

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Time of publication: June 8, 2013

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