I think “analytical argument” is the phrase I was looking for.
In Brunner’s The Sheep Look Up (a pollution dystopia), someone figures out that there isn’t enough clean land to produce the amount of clean food they’re selling. At that point, you don’t have to check the details of their production methods (assuming that hydroponics aren’t feasible), though you still might want to.
Are there comparable terms for other sorts of arguments?
I think “analytical argument” is the phrase I was looking for.
In Brunner’s The Sheep Look Up (a pollution dystopia), someone figures out that there isn’t enough clean land to produce the amount of clean food they’re selling. At that point, you don’t have to check the details of their production methods (assuming that hydroponics aren’t feasible), though you still might want to.
Are there comparable terms for other sorts of arguments?