What distinguishes the associated tentative form of ḥusn al-taʿlīl?
The Dialectical Method and Elegant Causal Attribution: Proof and Four Modes of Ḥusn al-Taʿlīl
- An indication that the cause is established
- The cause is proposed tentatively rather than asserted
- An allusive denial of the cause
- Maintaining the literal meaning of the word