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soctheory-argument-development
Use when stress-testing the reasoning of a Sociological Theory (ST) manuscript — turning stated propositions into a valid, warranted argument that survives rival theories and counter-cases. Develops and audits the argument; it does NOT define the concepts (soctheory-theory-construction) or bound the theory's domain (soctheory-boundary-conditions).
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# Argument Development: Warrants, Rivals, Validity (soctheory-argument-development)
## When to trigger
- Concepts and propositions exist, but the reasoning that connects them is thin
- A reviewer would say "the propositions don't follow from the premises"
- You have not engaged the obvious rival explanation
- The argument has not been tested against a counter-case or a hard case
> At ST, logical soundness plays the role statistics play at empirical journals. The argument
> *is* the evidence. This skill makes it valid before reviewers find the gaps.
## The argument audit
