When stating general claims it is common to use words such as “all” or “some”. If those two words are used wrong it can cause a persons argument to be false and invalid. It is easy to mistake a good and bad argument when the claims sound decent. In the book the example of polar bear sounds valid at first, but is it true. When using all a person should make sure the definition of all keeps the claim true. Using All means everything and at least one. An example of displaying All can be:
All girls like shopping.
If you are a girl you like to shop.
Girls shop.
Everyone that shops is a girl.
Some arguments use Some in arguments when talking about at least one, but not all.
Some alcohol tastes good.
At least one alcohol tastes good.
There is alcohol that tastes good.
Good tasting alcohol exists.
I think your post was clearly simple, which helped me understand the "All" general claim more. Don't forget about the general claims of "None" and "Only!" You explained the topic very well, and gave good examples. I really liked the examples that you posted because it is relative to some in real life. Some examples may be wrong in some points of view and some may be right. However, not everyone will think that this statement is true based on their experiences. I also think the word "all" gets used in claims a lot because it is usually assumed by many who has the same experience. But then again, it could be wrong.
ReplyDeleteNo disrespec, but I think your example for "all" is invalid since not all girls like to shop. My friend Sandra doesn't like to go shopping because it takes up a lot of her time and doesn't like to stand in long lines. As for "some", it's pretty good. We all know that some alcohol taste good and I'm pretty sure that you're basing it in real life experience. Your explanation is very clear though. And some people who use the words "all" and "some" in their arguments end up with a invalid and bad argument because they don't state their claims clear enough.
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