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Accept/acceptance/acceptable/acceptability

Acknowledge as true or correct, agree to or with, consent, regard with approval, favourably, or considered satisfactory or adequate;

willingness to believe; worth accepting, suitable;

one alternative when encountering a proposition, hypothesis, or theory. 

 

acceptability: in argument this refers to a standard for assessing the quality of the reason or reasons provided – a reason offered as support is acceptable when the reason is true or it is reasonable to believe it. (see: consistency, grounds, logical inconsistency)

 

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