Friday, February 11, 2011
Cough Cough Pass
There is a flu going around San Jose State. Alex goes to SJSU and woke up one night sick with the systems of the flu, therefor Alex has the flu. This is considered a valid argument because it passes all three tests. The premises of the argument are plausible because it is possible for Alex to have the flu if it is going around SJSU. Test number two discusses the premises being more plausible that the conclusion. This is a fact because is is more reasonable for a sickness to go around a school and effect a majority of the students then a student to randomly get the flu. The argument is valid and strong because if an virus is going around the school it is easy for anyone to attract it because so many objects are shared. If everyone around Alex is showing symptoms then it is more than likely that Alex will show signs and symptoms.
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Very good way of putting it. I have had a hard time figuring out this chapter. Let me see if I got this right. There is a flu going around school so therefore its possible for Alex to get it. That passes the first test. Then because the premises is more plausible than the conclusion is that people don't just develop a flu from no where they get it from someone else. That as well passes the second test. And the last test is whether the argument is valid or strong.
ReplyDeleteAfter writing all that I looked for the tests in the book and it described those as tests for an argument to be good. If that is true then it seems like you confused the tests for a valid argument with the tests for a good argument. Ahh this book just keeps throwing me curve balls.