The Causal Arguments web page provided many useful tools that can be use in an argument. The Introduction to Casual Arguments provided a scenario of inductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning is a reasoning from a case and generalized by observation. The scenario creates an argument between a bicyclist, illegally parked truck and two oncoming drivers. It states that although seems to fit the pattern of an inductive argument, it actually is an inductive argument. There were only one different and it all depended on the incident before. The web page also provides the what thee factors a casual argument relies on; one, how to accept or demonstrate the implied comparison, two, how likely the case for causation seems to be, and three, how to credible the 'only significant difference' or 'only significant commonality' claim is. I think the information provided on the web page can help how to analyze and evaluate an argument.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. I thought that the Cause and Effect website was so helpful because it gave many examples about the different concepts that we have been learning throughout this course. I also agree with you when you said how the website helps students analyze and evaluate an argument. This website helped open my eyes to the different ways I could look an argument and how I could tell if the characteristics of the argument are going to make it a good one which we had previously learned. Thanks, Blankcanvas, for the post! It was nice to know that someone else agreed with me!
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ReplyDeleteI find your summary of the website about cause and effect well written. It sums up the main points of the article in an organized and thorough way. I also agree that this website gives useful tools to be used in critical thinking and future arguments. Everyday life is based on cause and effect situations and being able to analyze them and justify the cause of each result or problem can be quite useful. Sometimes it's too easy to blame other people for our own mistakes and using this method we can realize that many times are own steps are the cause of our own problems.