Chapter 15 discusses about cause and effect, which was an interesting chapter. The concept that I found useful from this chapter was the criteria for cause and effect.
The Necessary Criteria for cause and effect:
-The cause happened (the claim describing it is true)
-The effect happened (the claim describing it is true)
-The cause precedes the effect
-It is (nearly) impossible for the cause to happen (be true) and the effect not to happen (be false), given the normal conditions
-The cause makes a difference- if the cause had not happened (been true), the effect would not have happened (been true)
-There is no common cause
I thought that this was helpful because it a simple layout on what the criteria an argument to be considering a cause and effect. Out of these criteria’s I thought that the cause precedes effect was an interesting thought. This meant that the claim describing the cause has to come before the claim describing the effect becomes true.
For example, he was driving over the speed limit is consider a true statement which means that he got a speeding ticket is consider a true statement as well.
Hello Cyyntthia!
ReplyDeleteNice post I really enjoyed reading it. It is funny because I chose to blog about this same topic. I found the criteria for cause and effect to be useful as well. It is nice to see exactly what must be in a situation to have it be considered cause and effect. Your example at the end of your post was short and sweet too. It was right to the point which made it easy to understand. I think cause and effect is interesting because it is so relate-able. It happens in everyday life without people even realizing it. Anyways, nice post and keep up the good work!
Hey there! Good post!! I agree with you that having this criteria chart in the book is extremely helpful, as it simply shows when a situation regarding cause and effect should be identified. This chart will probably help most of us out on our future tests in the book!! I also agree that the section that stated that the cause precedes the effect was interesting, because even though it is such a basic concept that we should all know, it serves as a simple reminder. We later learn that just because the cause precedes the effect, doesn't mean that it is really the cause (post hoc reasoning). Overall, great job!! Good example too! Very simple and easy to read. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for constructing a helpful post. Having the Necessary Criteria shows how easily it connects with cause and effect. The example you used, "Driving the speed limit is consider a true statement which means that he got a speeding ticket is consider a true statement as well" is easily understood. The person got cited since he was going over the speed limited. There is no argument, since the person is guilty. He or she will have to take full responsibilities of the citation. The criteria you have listed were short and brief. The post helped me understand what to write for the week.
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