Letters to the Editor
DJ Lawrence, D.C.
James Chestnut B.Ed, M.Sc, D.C.
Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research ~ March 3, 2008 ~ Pages 1-6
Abstract
To the Editor: In logic, a tautology is an empty or vacuous statement composed of simpler statements in a fashion that makes it logically true whether the simpler statements are factually true or false; put another way, a tautology is something that is true by definition, with no regard to whether it is true in fact. I make this distinction in order to criticize the argument put forth by James Chestnut in his paper discussing the design and conduct of research…
In Reply: Lawrence opens his letter by defining a tautology as an argument being “… composed of simpler statements in a fashion that makes it logically true whether the simpler statements are factually true or false;” and “…something that is true by definition, with no regard to whether it is true in fact.”
