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De­bunk­ing argument

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A debunking argument is an argument that appeals to the origin of a belief to undermine its justification.

Further reading

Kahane, Guy (2011) Evolutionary debunking arguments, Noûs, vol. 45, pp. 103–125.

Korman, Daniel Z. (2019) Debunking arguments, Philosophy Compass, vol. 14, pp. 1–17.

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