Reasoning Examples
1). Reasoning by Analogy: A comparison where one side draws a conclusion and the other concludes the same conclusion.
Ex. Getting a degree increases the chance of getting a job with a higher salary. If all students graduate with a degree, then they will have higher salaries.
2). Sign Reasoning: When two or more things are closely related to each other and significantly changes the relationship if one is in absence.
Ex. “Where’s the fire, there’s the smoke”
3). Causal Reasoning: The reasoning that describes the reasoning between the cause and effect of an event.
Ex. The boy drives in his car down the road. The boy is under the influence of alchohol. The boy crashes into a tree.
*The relationship between the boy driving down the road and crashing into the tree is caused by drunk driving.
4). Reasoning by Criteria: identifying the criteria that the outcome will be based on, then identifying the decision based on the criteria.
Ex. Taking a class early in the morning would be difficult to keep awake in, how about you take a class in the afternoon?
5). Reasoning by Example: The use of examples in an argument.
Ex. You should really buy that lace top. I get many compliments when I wear that lace top. I think it would look great on you too.
6). Inductive Reasoning: Reasoning from general previous observations.
Ex. The weather starts to get warmer beginning in the month of June. Tomorrow is the first day of June, the weather will be warmer.
7). Deductive: An argument when the conclusion must be true when the premises are true.
Ex. All SJSU students must take 2 PE courses to graduate. Joe is an SJSU student so he must take 2 PE courses to graduate.
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ReplyDeleteI loved your examples for each. No doubt, I was extremely confused reading the definitions from the given websites. After reading your entry, I was able to gain a better grasp on each of the definitions. Your examples were simple to follow, and wasn't confusing at all. You explained each one a lot better than the website AND the book, actually. x) Specifically, I liked your example for Reason for Analogy. That was the one I had difficulty on the most. Thanks for that! Keep up the good work! :)
Hello! Your examples are easy to understand. It is simple and straight to the point. I like your inductive reasoning. It shows that since it is the beginning of the month, it will get warmer, even though we can't predict the future. Your analogy one is also simple. It is true that the higher education go, the higher your salary is. Some of the blogs were hard to understand, like they don't give good enough examples for me to understand, but I like reading your blog because it is simple and easy to understand. Keep up the awesome work. =]
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