Stance

Escritoire\Writing\Case\Stance

The stance of a case indicates the doxastic intent the author intends to convey.   In Pacisco there are five categories:

  • Self-evidently true:  No argument is needed to affirm the claim.
  • Self-evidently false:  No argument is needed to refute the claim.
  • Affirming:  A case is made consisting of grounds and warrant that affirms the claim.
  • Rebutting:  A case is made consisting of grounds and warrant that rebuts the claim.
  • Established fact:  Within the field of the discussion, this claim is uncontroversial.  It neither directly affirms or rebuts the claim.

Interface Details

This selection control is only available when you have logged on.  Clicking on it causes the full list of stances to be revealed.  Click on the relevant option to indicate the stance of the case you intend to make.  The case will be reconfigured appropriately.