Sentences with phrase «arguing from silence»
He is not suggesting by that it is proof the historical document of concern is true, rather, he is advising that method — arguing from silence — should not be used to refute historical documents.
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One might think that such «scholars» would learn not to speak with such assurance when arguing from silence.]»
It would, however, be rash to argue from silence that Paul completely ignored the life of Jesus in his preaching; for, as we have seen, that preaching is represented only fragmentarily, and as it were accidentally, in the epistles.
The fact that Jesus never denounced OT violence or implied that it was not commanded by his Father means the best we can do is argue from silence and inference.
Not exact matches
Trump is already facing a complaint from the watchdog group Common Cause, which argues that Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's payment of $ 130,000 to Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump may have been an illegal campaign contribution.
Even more outlandish, it was a case where Thurgood was banned from arguing in court and forced to assist another lawyer solely behind - the - scenes in silence.
The Crown had argued that previous Supreme Court decisions protecting the right to silence during trial should be overturned, and urged the Court to find that it can be appropriate to draw a negative inference from a decision to not testify.