My argument is all sorority girls like pink. Sami is a sorority girl. Therefore Sami's favorite color is pink.
The three things that make a strong argument are; the premises are plausible, the premises are more plausible than the conclusion and the argument is valid or strong.
The premises for this argument is plausible but we do not necessarily know if it is true. There are over a million sorority women in the United States all with different values and personalities. I have friends in a sorority and some of their favorite colors and pink and then some of them are different colors. This argument is not valid and weak because the premises can be true and the conclusion can be false. In this case Sami's choice in being in a sorority has no effect on what her favorite color could be. This makes the argument bad because we are jumping to conclusions this is an example of assumptive fallacies. This is an example of a bad argument.
Hi Bluedancersd. First of all, I am glad you took the time to explain the three tests that must be passed in order for an argument to be good. Second, I believe you came up with a great example of what is not a good argument. It is ways to see how the premise is plausible yet it is extremely arguable on whether it is true or not. Furthermore, it is easy to see how the argument is not valid or strong and is obviously weak. The argument shows clear judgment without true evidence which then shows the argument to be bad as it does not meet the three tests. Good job on your post!
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