Saturday, September 15, 2012
Week 4 ; Ch.7 #3
In Think, on pages 224-225, there is a section on how to evaluate casual arguments. There are four steps to this process. By taking these steps into mind, it can help you make better decisions in life and your relationships with others. The first step is that you shouldn't assume anything, you should always look for evidence first. The more evidence there is, the stronger your argument will be. If you don't do your research and find evidence, you could cause conflict between yourself and others. The second step is that the argument shouldn't contain fallacies, which are false ideas that tend to seem correct at first. The third step is that the information to know/find out should be up-to-date, and not from a year ago. The last and final step is that the conclusion of an argument shouldn't go beyond the premises, meaning if the conclusion isn't 100% true, you should use the word "probably", or any other word similar to that. I think all of these steps are understandable and makes sense on how it could help you make better decisions in life. These steps help you make sure that you stand neutral in an argument, until evidence is found through research.
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ReplyDeleteThis post is very insightful! The way you explained it seems very easy and understandable to evaluating casual arguments. The first step is a very important one because we are always told not to assume, rather than look for facts. Assumptions are never good. It is true that the more evidence you have, the better argument you will have with support. Fallacies are always good to recognize because these are often used in court by lawyers and in politics such as during political campaigns. These are good steps to understand casual arguments. Casual arguments are also used by people in our everyday lives by trying to convince us of something.