She is a good volleyball player because she is tall.
As of right now this argument is not very strong at all. There are a lot of loopholes around this argument as someone else can tear it completely down. This argument can be stronger if it has another premise to it. For example a premise like this can be added, a lot of volleyball players are tall. This will make the argument stronger because it states that volleyball players are generally tall. Also we can add in tall people are good in volleyball or good volleyball players are tall. It is hard to fix the argument because there are not enough strong premises to support the conclusion. On top of that tall is a very general term that can be subjective to different people. A four foot ten person can think a five foot two person is tall, but to the overall population this five foot two person is not very tall. This argument only works if everyone who is good at playing volleyball is tall. Overall this argument is hard to repair.
I really like your blog! The way you broke every part of the claim down was helpful and clear for the reader to follow. I like how you gave examples of a premise that could be added to make the argument stronger. The multiple premises were helpful for someone who was trying to understand the concept of repairing arguments. I also like how you added that “tall” can be subjective. Adding that in shows that subjective statements don’t help when repairing the argument because it does not make it any stronger or more valid. Overall I like the way your blog is put together and was thought-provoking.
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