How should one choose between conflicting arguments and counterarguments? Evaluating the strength of the evidence and reasoning presented by each side is crucial in determining which position is more convincing. 2 What is a common mistake when presenting counterarguments? A common mistake is not full...
Therefore, the central component of their counterargument should be that organ selling should not be legalized. Next, the counterargument must adequately address the reasoning for the original argument. Below is an example of a strong counterargument and a weak counterargument (along with ...
Fig. 4. Argument elements in response to “Should mothers work?” after the intervention. 4.2. Illustrative examples The following counterarguments and rebuttals extracted from three scripts in the delayed post-test (arguing in favor of the proposition that mothers should work) are typical among ...
“So Y must be true” False dilemmas bear a close resemblance todisjunctive syllogismswhich are a valid form ofphilosophicalargument, which is one reason why they can be difficult to detect if you aren’t careful. Theylooklike logically sound arguments but are in fact not. ...
were to say that he had seen such things in a dream, it would be a proof of his bad constitution, or if one should advance such arguments in juridical controversies, in which everything under discussion is conjectural, one would say these were stupidities which could not command any assent...