ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR6-0002 · ATLAS 251

Aetiologia

Giving a reason or cause for a statement just made.

Explanation

Claim and justification become one visible inferential movement.

Example

We slow the map down because every link must remain testable.

Counterexample

We slow the map down.

Effect on thought and perception

Moves attention from a result to the grounds of its validity.

Resonance

A supporting cause lights up behind the statement.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Aetiologia“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR6-0002. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR6-0002

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