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Informal and formal logic are complementary methods of argument analysis. Informal logic provides a pragmatic treatment of features of argumentation which cannot be reduced to logical form. This paper shows how paying attention to aspects of mathematical argumentation captured by informal, but not formal, logic can offer a more nuanced understanding of mathematical proof and discovery.
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Aberdein, A. (2007). The Informal Logic Of Mathematical Proof. In: van Kerkhove, B., van Bendegem, J.P. (eds) Perspectives On Mathematical Practices. Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5034-8_8
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