Friday, November 18, 2011
Week 12 Discussion #3
In chapter 15, cause and effect was discussed. I found the general cause and effect portion of the section to be most interesting. This type of claim is when several cause and effects must be true for the statement to be true. The example the book gave is as follows: Very loud barking by someone’s dog near him when he is sleeping causes him to wake, if he’s not deaf. The statement gives various conditions such as loudness, distance, and capabilities (deaf). Each factor is essential in the statement because it answers any possible question that may arise if the claim was simple such as: Spot barked and woke me up. This statement is not strong because it does not describe the situation thoroughly enough for the audience to understand the situation clearly. Furthermore, by stating the general cause and effect claim rather than the specific instance of Spot barking, the claim can be used by others.
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what is up esconequeen,
ReplyDeletei really enjoy reading your blog for this week. the example that you have provided, it made sense to determine whether the plausible possibilities that cause a person not to wake up when a dog is barking so loudly, if they are either deaf or not. you have explained really well to example whether it is descriptive enough to describe if the situation is possible for the cause and effect argument. it is true that sometime if cause and effect argument is too general, it is harder to decide if the situation argumentative to cause and effect because sometime it could not be cause and effect argument. keep up the good work and peace out later queen.