Sunday, September 16, 2012
Chapter 7 Question 3
Of course as with all of the other chapters in the book we have read so far there are many concepts that were interesting to me. One that I have chosen to go more in depth with would be about casual arguments. In the book it says that "A cause is an event that brings about a change or effect"(220). That means that if there is a cause then there will be an effect or change. That brings us to casual arguments. An example would be if you do not get enough sleep at night then you will not have enough energy for the day. The cause will be the not getting enough sleep part. The effect would be that because you do not get enough sleep then you will not have energy the next day. What makes this an inductive argument is that the effect is not necessarily true. You can drink an energy drink the next day or your body happens to be strong enough where you do not need lots of sleep to have energy the next day. Some people are used to having little sleep and some need a lot of it.
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Hey Romel,
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting to read about a casual argument from what you understood from it and your example! You gave a good example that helped me better understand the topic. It was also interesting how you pointed out that a casual argument can be inductive armaments with the use of certain items that help you gain energy such as energy drinks or coffee. It is interesting to me that you face casual arguments many times throughout the day because there are a lot of cause and effect situations that you have to face. Almost every minute someone is deciding something that can otherwise change how there day plays out.
-Mike Ross