Reading/Inverse

Action of this button: Generates an unsubstantiated argument that the two checked claims are semantically inverse.  E.g:

“These claims are mutually inverse: ‘Nuclear power will be extremely expensive.’ and ‘Nuclear power will be extremely cheap.’.”

Claims are semantically inverse when any support for one rebuts the other and rebuttal for one supports the other.

The unsubstantiated argument is immediately presented and its status can be changed.  If the claim is controversial, then an affirming or rebutting case can be entered, e.g:

Grounds: The adjectival phrases ‘extremely expensive’ and ‘extremely cheap’ are semantically inverse.

Warrant: Where propositions use all the same words except for semantically inverse adjectives, they are semantically inverse.

Interface Details

Two claims to be designated as inverse must have their check-boxes selected (click on the box and a tick appears in it).  Clicking the Inverse button posts an unsubstantiated argument with a claim of the form:

“These claims are mutually inverse: ‘CLAIM_1’ and ‘CLAIM_2’.”

where CLAIM_1 and 2 are substituted with the wording of the claims whose boxes have been checked.

The new argument is opened in the editor window where you can change its status and optionally add cases.