- 1 One theory emerged victorious over the other.
- 2 The adherents of that theory will soon be beaten out by new theorists.
-- 4 The newer theory won out in the end.
-- 2 This theory is unmatched/unequaled.
-- 1 Those are rival/competing theories.
- 1 Evolution is the leading biological theory
- 2 Steady-state theories have fallen by the wayside
- 3 A fierce battle is shaping up in modern philosophy.
-- 3 Those two theories have been fighting it out for years.
-- 1 That group has expressed alliegence to the newer theory.
-- 2 That one is currently the reigning theory.
-- 3 That theory won many adherents.
BELIEFS ARE STRUCTURES
- 1 What is his position on the issue?
- 2 He took a stand on abortion
- 1 Her belief was shaky; it didn't stand up to attack
- 2 That's a firmly entrenched belief
-- 1 A successful theory governs all the observable data.
-- 1 What phenomena does your theory cover?
Reasons For A Theory Are Grounds
-- 1 What are the grounds of that belief?
Attacking A Theory Is Attacking A Fortification
-- 1 He tried to sway her belief.
-- 2 Her beliefs came under attack.
-- 3 He attacked my position on abortion
- 1 He parried/turned aside/deflected my argument.
- 2 She launched a devastating reposte.
- 4 I shot/knocked down her arguments
- 5 I torpedoed his arguments
- 6 He tried a new line of attack
Basic Assumptions Of A Theory Are Foundations
-- 1 He chipped away at the foundation for her beliefs.
-- 2 He tried to undermine her belief.
Believers Of The Theory Protect The Theory From Collapse
-- 1 What view does he uphold?
-- 2 She is a vehement supporter of creationism.
-- 1 They are defenders of the Whorfian position.
-- 1 I defended my belief in capital punishment
Abandoning A Belief Is Retreating From A Position
-- 1 I retreated from my stand on taxation under his cynical attacks.nfThis metaphor system is based on a schema of feudal war:(1) Rulers control territory by building fortifications(2) The more territory a fortification commands, the more powerful it is(3) In war, the goal is to capture as much territory as possible(4) Fortifications are defensible because they have both strongconstruction and many soldiers.fi.nfIn the target domain,(1) People explain data by constructing theories(2) The more data a theory explains, the stronger it is(3) When theories compete, they each seek to explain as much territoryas possible(4) Theories are defensible when they have both strong foundationsand many supporters/defenders.fi
MWLB, GL, JE, Alan Schwartz, Colleen Cotter