In the system, participants can use typed argument boxes (e.g., claim, fact, explanation) and typed links to represent relationship between the arguments (e.g., support, oppose).
If you think that grounding either is an explanatory relation or a non-explanatory explanation-backing relation (see §4 for further discussion) then one reason to take the contrastive view of grounding seriously is the fact explanation may itself be contrastive in nature (van Fraassen 1980: Ch. 5).
On Friday evenings he escorts curious tourists and locals on a route of his own devising that takes in major landmarks and less salubrious side streets – all illuminated by Karim's lively patter, which blends historical facts, tall tales and matter-of-fact explanations of the realities of homelessness.
An accompanying information booklet contains useful facts, explanations, phone numbers, maps and details of support available.
Note first the last sentence, which is an extremely large escape clause based on the effects of a variety of experiences; moreover, these residual effects are hard to surmise in any one individual, forming what seem more like after-the-fact explanations than scientifically specified precursors.
But this week, the media has come to her town breathing fire on a big story, and they are looking for facts, explanations and accountability from a civic leader -- not talking points.
Use note-cards, pictures, and sheets of paper to write out facts, explanations, and organized concepts.
The rat torture also provokes some strange behavior from Boxer, who doesn't produce a matter-of-fact explanation of it in her endnotes the first time Ratma'am brings it up.
In his address, Mr. Dell, 37, the chairman and chief executive, offered a matter-of-fact explanation for why his company was certain to move inexorably beyond the desktop into corporate data centers, selling more large computers and attacking the business stronghold of I.B.M., Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems.
Women's wardrobes do not decide their fate as much as provide an after-the-fact explanation for it.
In fact, his explanations in the World and the subsequent Principles made little use of the three laws of motion in other than a qualitative manner.
