1). Reasoning by Analogy: Saying we can just be friends is like my mom saying my dog died and I can still keep it. This is a comparison between two situations but it is not meant to be a good argument. These things are similar and have a similar emotionally outcome but are not related enough to have a good argument.
2). Sign Reasoning: Where there is a sorority house there is a party. This is using signing because it is group two things together that you automatically think of but it is not good for an argument because you can not reverse it. This could be true but then if you reverse it you could have a party without a sorority house.
3). Causal Reasoning- Joe’s work ethic makes Maria want to send him home early, Maria sending Joe home early makes his work ethic worse. This is causal reasoning because one thing causes another and it just ends up in a never ending circle.
4). Reasoning by Criteria- My roommate wants a new couch so I will just buy this futon. This is when something is decided before it is discussed.
5). Reasoning by Example- If you want to wake up in the morning you should have Starbucks coffee. I have a cup every morning and it gets me through the day. This is where you back up your reasoning with an example.
6). Inductive- All the boys in my class are dumb therefore all boys are dumb. This is when you argue from general to specific.
7). Deductive – All dogs like to run, Jimmy is a dog so Jimmy likes to run. This is arguing from specific to general.
You did a really great job of explaining each of the types of reasoning! The way you took each concept and created a situation was very helpful. By using examples I was able to understand the concepts so much better, they were a lot easier to understand. You’re example really explained each concept very well. While writing the definitions for my own explanations I had a hard time being able to explain adequately what I needed to say. By giving explanations through examples there is a much better understanding of the concepts. Great job overall! You definitely understand the concepts very well.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you displayed your examples in the first blog you posted. You not only gave an example of each of the types of reasoning, but you also explained why the examples fit to that specific type of reasoning and while you were doing that you seemed to manage to get the definition across as to what type of reasoning is what. I really like that although your examples are simple, it allows them to be understood more and they allow me, and I am sure other readers, what a good example of each type of reasoning would be.
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