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- noun logic, philosophy a
belief which, if proved to betrue , would imply outright or indirectly that another belief werefalse
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Examples
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Once I see the connection, then I have a defeater: the defeater is the conjunction of those propositions, together with the proposition that if that conjunction is true, then you weren't at the game at 9: 30.
Warranted Christian Belief 1932- 2000
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Second, the kind of defeater allegedly provided is undercutting, not rebutting.
Warranted Christian Belief 1932- 2000
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The point is only that the explanatory idleness of my belief does not constitute any kind of defeater for it -- because it isn't accepted as an explanation.
Warranted Christian Belief 1932- 2000
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I just highlighted a debt defeater in my live video chat.
Color of Money Live 2011
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Say, you deserve one of my debt defeater tee-shirts.
Color of Money Live 2011
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I'll be giving another shout out to a debt defeater as well as answering your questions.
Personal Finance: Firings gone bad Michelle Singletary 2010
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Send your debt defeater story to colorofmoney@washpost.com and put "Debt Defeaters" in the subject line.
Personal Finance: Finding debtors on Facebook Michelle Singletary 2010
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So send your debt defeater story to colorofmoney@washpost.com.
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I am looking forward to sharing all of the great debt defeater stories I have received so far on my next video chat.
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Send your debt defeater story to colorofmoney@washpost.com.
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