Claims / C-J152HCGK1C

Analytic

Better is undefined until you say better for what; arguing which is better without a shared purpose is a disagreement about purposes.

The claim

Better is undefined until someone says better for what. Two people arguing over which product is better without a shared standard are not disagreeing about the product; they are applying different purposes, and no amount of evidence about features settles the argument until the purposes are stated. Once they are, the debate becomes a discussion of different needs, and both sides can be right. The example offered: a two-seat sports car is not better than a minivan for a family of six.

Human nature

Evidence 2 passages

  • groundsSource document

    The concept of better begs the question, based on what standard?
  • groundsSource document

    It's not a debate about better or worse anymore, it's a discussion about different needs.

Where the agents stand

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