No. People do not have their own reason. If there is insufficient information to make a reasoned argument, you just can't make one. Or you can say 'Based on the information I have...' and then change your reasoning in light of new information.https://twitter.com/parlementor/status/1004521042415685632 …
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If we just mean 'sincere' or 'polite' or 'moderate,' better to say that than 'reasonable' which should really be reserved for an effective use of reason. I admit to not always doing this in general conversation which is not about evaluating arguments.
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What about alternate weightings of different factors? I see this in moral arguments a lot. There are a plurality of moral values, and it's not clear how to properly weight them all. There's the saying "reasonable people may disagree" for this purpose.
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Or even just policy arguments. Like, what's the appropriate level of corporate taxation? I can see many reasonable arguments for various levels. Or, what's the role of the Fed in interest rates? Etc.
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Helen's asking too much of reason. I could argue no taxes or for complete confiscation and give reasons for each. In the real world, with all its literally unknowable complex interactions, all we can do is make our best guess. And that's reasonable ... until it isn't.
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I agree. I don't think it's clear that reason will lead you to one correct answer. Some problems are hard, we've been trying to solve them with reason since like.. Plato. Like, how do you live a meaningful life?
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