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Re: Disambiguation?
On Wed, 11 May 1994, KENNETH D. LITWAK wrote:
> today is, I think, the first day I have seen the word
> "disambiguation" (though it's probably on the GRE someplace), and am
> not at all sure what it means (I could hazard a guess, but...)
How hard could it be to hazard a guess on this one?? :) Actually,
"disambiguation" is a very useful word (and not all that ambiguous) that
gets quite a bit of play in logic and critical thinking. It is, in fact,
one of the most important preliminary phases of argumentation. If more
people made it a part of their initial steps in trying to get a point
across it would really cut down on misunderstandings and feverish
responses.
But I am absolutely positive that I have now ventured into territory that
is completely off the subject, and in no justifiable under the stated
purpose of this mailing list, so I'll stop!
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