Argument: Katie is a girl. All girls like the color pink. So Katie likes pink.
Tests for an argument to be good:
1.) The premises are plausible
In this case, there is no reason to doubt that the plausible claims are false. We can also prove that Katie is in fact a girl. There is also no reason to doubt that Katie likes pink unless she herself tells us that she hates pink and then the claim would be less plausible.
2.) The premises are more plausible than the conclusion.
The conclusion in this argument is true. Katie likes the color pink. But in this case, there are more than one premise. One premise is plausible while the other is not. “All girls like the color pink” is less plausible and you can physically prove that all girls don’t like the color pink, making this argument a bad argument.
3.) The argument is valid are strong.
In this example, the argument is not strong. It is not a good argument since the statement “All girls like pink” is false. If you surveyed all the girls in the universe, not every girl would say that they like the color pink. This makes the argument weak and invalid.
Great post:). It was very concise and to the point. You picked a good, simple example so the reader can follow your analysis easily. I love how your analysis was very straight forward because sometimes I read explanations that are too lengthy when they need not to be. Those kinds of explanations usually dry up the topic or confuse the reader even more. Your explanations were easy to follow because you made a claim and explained it right after, along with quotes from your example to refer back to. Also, I liked the way you outlined your blog, it was very easy to read because of the bold, italicized, and underlined text.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your post! Your example caught my eye right away because I love the color pink as well. :) I honestly continued to read your post because it seemed short and simple, yet had an organized structure and an informative text. I agree that your argument is weak and invalid because we know that not all girls like the color pink. We can’t make an assumption that all girls like the color pink, and that just because Katie is a girl she must like pink too. Your post actually really helped me understand the three tests that make a good argument.
ReplyDeleteAwesome post. I liked how it was very concise and straight to the point. So using what you learned could you tell me if my argument is valid? Katie loves pink. K_tab's layout is pink themed. So your name must be Katie? haha But forreals though, aside from your writing your method of formatting made it extremely easy to understand and thus allowed a greater time for me to actually enjoy the context of your writing. I wish I had read this post before creating mine so I would've better known how to write about invalid/valid arguments. Keep it up!
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