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A mode of reasoning where the reasoner sets the standards of what counts as reasonable in advance, in a way that guarantees their own position will appear reasonable and any [alternative] will appear unreasonable. Stage reason is common in debates about science and religion: the skeptic defines “reason” as “[scientific materialism]” and then declares all non‑[materialist] beliefs unreasonable. The trick is that the definition of reason is chosen to exclude competing views before the discussion begins. Stage reason is not about finding truth but about winning a rhetorical game.
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