Repairing Arguments has three guidelines one should follow in order to make an argument better. The guidelines are as follows:
1.The argument becomes stronger or valid.
2.The premise is plausible and would seem plausible to the other person.
3. The premise is more plausible then the conclusion.
Example:
Many foods contain artificial and natural sugars, making it bad for the human body to consume mass quantities of sugar. People die from diabetes every year.
In order to fix this argument all that is needed is to add a premise that is plausible and would seem plausible to the other person. By saying that people with diabetes have to watch their sugar levels so it is not a good idea to have them eat mass quantities of sugar all the time. This premise would connect the argument to the conclusion, therefore repairing the argument and making it a better argument than before.
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The lay out of your posting is really good the fact that you lay out the information right in the beginning in the post. Listing the three main points to repair the arguments. Its simpler to how I laid out me blog. It’s really easy to understand and to read. I didn’t have to read the book and then flip to your blog to understand your example. Although you stated that there should be a premise add. You should have gone a little bit further in explain what type of premises. The one that you gave is simply, to me, just putting together the premises already there. Other than that it was a good post. Good Job!
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