Past Concept - Further Discussion

3). Pick one concept in the class that we have covered so far in the class that you think needs further discussion.  Please do some additional web research on that particular topic and discuss what you have found.  Include weblinks in your blog post so the class can see what you have researched, and so the class can gain greater understanding of that particular topic.  (Note:  You might want to go back and read through your blog to see what you found difficult to understand from simply reading the book.  This will help you understand that topic a little more thoroughly, and help others in the class understand a bit more too - it's called community learning).  :)  



Argument Test
Looking at my past blog for this concept and after learning more, I thought this would be a good foundation concept to go back on for more discussion.  So, knowing that a good argument we need 3 components: . "The premises are plausible, 2. The premises are more plausible than the conclusion, 3. The argument is valid or strong" (p. 42, Epstein).  On my older post about this concept (Sept. 11), I actually had a claim using "always" which makes the argument week because I made it a generalized claim.  Before, I looked at is as a "sure thing" thinking it would make the claim even more 100%, but instead, it actually did not help the argument.


Now, adding on to an argument, there is also inductive and deductive arguments.  Inducting is when the argument is based on experience or observation and is deductive if the argument is based on a rule, law, or principle.  Breaking down a deductive argument, there are two kinds which are a syllogism or a conditional.  For a syllogism, it is a compile of claims that lead up to the argument.  For a condition, we have learned about this which is us saying "If (this happens, Then (this happens)".


website:[http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/deduc/deduc.html]