Sorting out the issues in the epistemic status of rhetoric—A reply to Bineham

Abstract

After a discussion of the nature, scope, and clarity of both Tukey's and Bineham's claims, the essay analyzes their exchange from the standpoint of one whose work is being neither attacked nor defended. The paper evaluates Bineham's critique of Tukey's position, Bineham's own counter‐argument, and the case study Bineham offers in support of his counter‐argument.