### Argument for Using the Term Retard

| <font color="CC6600">**Definiendum**</font> | <font color="CC6600">**Definiens**</font>                                              |
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|      <font color="CC6600">**C**</font>      | (x) slur's negative connotations have been neutralised                                 |
|      <font color="CC6600">**B**</font>      | (x) slur has been rendered non-bigoted via altered usage                               |
|      <font color="CC6600">**D**</font>      | oppressed people will continue to suffer from the use of (x) slur                      |
|      <font color="CC6600">**S**</font>      | it is permissible to neutralise the term retard's negative connotations                |
|      <font color="CC6600">**A**</font>      | it is generally permissible to use the term retard with an altered non-bigoted meaning | 
|      <font color="CC6600">**r**</font>      | retard                                                                                 |

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<b>P1)</b></font> For all slurs, (x) slur's negative connotations have been neutralised if and only if, (x) slur has been rendered non-bigoted via altered usage.
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<b>(∀x(Cx↔Bx))</b>
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<b>P2)</b></font> For all slurs, if it is not the case that (x) slur's negative connotations have been neutralised, then oppressed people will continue to suffer from the use of (x) slur.
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<b>(∀x(¬Cx→Dx))</b>
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<b>P3)</b></font> It is not the case that the term retard's negative connotations have been neutralised.
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<font color="CC6600">
<b>(¬Cr)</b>
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<b>P4)</b></font> If the term retard has not been rendered non-bigoted via altered usage and oppressed people will continue to suffer from the use of the term retard, then it is permissible to neutralise the term retard's negative connotations.
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<b>(¬Br∧Dr→Sr)</b>
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<b>P5)</b></font> If it is permissible to neutralise the term retard's negative connotations, then It is generally permissible to use the term retard with an altered non-bigoted meaning.
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<b>(Sr→Ar)</b>
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<b>C)</b></font> Therefore, it is generally permissible to use the term retard with an altered non-bigoted meaning.
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<b>(∴Ar)</b>
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[Proof Tree](https://www.umsu.de/trees/#(~6x(Cx~4Bx)),(~6x(~3Cx~5Dx)),(~3Cr),(~3Br~1Dr~5Sr),(Sr~5Ar)|=(Ar))

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### Argument for Using the Term Nigga

| <font color="CC6600">**Definiendum**</font> | <font color="CC6600">**Definiens**</font>                                              |
|:-------------------------------------------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|      <font color="CC6600">**C**</font>      | (x) slur's negative connotations have been neutralised                                 |
|      <font color="CC6600">**B**</font>      | (x) slur has been rendered non-bigoted via altered usage                               |
|      <font color="CC6600">**D**</font>      | oppressed people will continue to suffer from the use of (x) slur                      |
|      <font color="CC6600">**S**</font>      | it is permissible to neutralise the term nigga's negative connotations                |
|      <font color="CC6600">**A**</font>      | it is generally permissible to use the term nigga with an altered non-bigoted meaning | 
|      <font color="CC6600">**n**</font>      | nigga                                                                                 |

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<b>P1)</b></font> For all slurs, (x) slur's negative connotations have been neutralised if and only if, (x) slur has been rendered non-bigoted via altered usage.
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<font color="CC6600">
<b>(∀x(Cx↔Bx))</b>
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<b>P2)</b></font> For all slurs, If it is not the case that (x) slur's negative connotations have been neutralised, then oppressed people will continue to suffer from the use of (x) slur.
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<font color="CC6600">
<b>(∀x(¬Cx→Dx))</b>
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<b>P3)</b></font> It is not the case that the term nigga's negative connotations have been neutralised.
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<font color="CC6600">
<b>(¬Cn)</b>
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<b>P4)</b></font> If the term nigga has not been rendered non-bigoted via altered usage and oppressed people will continue to suffer from the use of the term nigga, then it is permissible to neutralise the term nigga's negative connotations.
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<font color="CC6600">
<b>(¬Bn∧Dn→Sn)</b>
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<b>P5)</b></font> If it is permissible to neutralise the term nigga's negative connotations, then It is generally permissible to use the term nigga with an altered non-bigoted meaning.
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<font color="CC6600">
<b>(Sn→An)</b>
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<b>C)</b></font> Therefore, it is generally permissible to use the term nigga with an altered non-bigoted meaning.
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<font color="CC6600">
<b>(∴An)</b>
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</font>
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[Proof Tree](https://www.umsu.de/trees/#(~6x(Cx~4Bx)),(~6x(~3Cx~5Dx)),(~3Cn),(~3Bn~1Dn~5Sn),(Sn~5An)|=(An))

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#debate 
#arguments 
#slur
#retard
#linguistic_prescriptivism 