TY - JOUR AU - Gaddam, Vaibhav PY - 2022/04/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Thinking and Speaking JF - Stance: an international undergraduate philosophy journal JA - stance VL - 15 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.33043/S.15.1.78-87 UR - https://openjournals.bsu.edu/stance/article/view/3932 SP - 78-87 AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>Based on Eli Alshanetsky’s work Articulating a Thought, in this paper, I present a reconstructed puzzle involving complex thoughts and a method for how to tackle articulating them. Then, I reconstruct and provide objections to Alshanetsky’s favored view with rationality. I expound on an initially overlooked deflationary view that is arguably much more viable, while also adding a layer of nuance and granularity to the view that affirms its place in solving the puzzle. I reach the conclusion that if articulation is simply a medium for us to express our complex unfinished thoughts, then perhaps it isn’t necessary for us to clarify the thought.</p></div></div></div> ER -