Chapter 7

One aspect of chapter 7 that I learned a lot from is the section on raising objectives. This got my attention because after giving an argument and agreeing with the statement it is irrational to say an argument is good and then deny its conclusion. This is a simple way to show an argument is bad. By showing an argument is bad we can either question a premise, show that an unstated premise is questionable or gives an example of why the argument is weak. This method also makes you have a stronger argument because after you write your argument and think of someone objecting to it, you can see where you can make improvements. The other aspect of chapter 7 that goes along with raising objectives is refuting arguments directly. You can refute an argument directly by showing one of the premises can be objected to, giving examples of how the argument is invalid or showing that the conclusion is false.