Friday, November 12, 2010

1. Types of reasoning

The Reason by Analogy is a comparison becomes reasoning by analogy when it is part of an argument. 
For example: John plays video games all day not going to school. He gets good grades without going to lecture sometimes. Therefore, he is smart and can take advantage of his time. He can survive college if he passes all the exams.
Sign Reasoning 
If the iPhone comes out to Verizon Wireless by next year many will switch over. Then both Apple and Verizon stocks will go up in the first quarter. 
Casual Reasoning 
Tom had homework to do before going to work. He missed the bus from finishing up his homework. Therefore he missed work which lead to him being fired. 
Reason by Criteria 
Tim Lincecum wants to be the best pitcher in MLB history. How about two Cy Youngs and a World Series Champ in less then ten years? 
Reason by Example
Do you like Hip-Hop and Rap? Artist with talent? Then listen to the new Kanye West album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy that comes out Nov 22nd. He blends his beats and artist lyricism in this Genius album of all time. 
Inductive
All my roomate does is play video games and online poker. Therefore he has no friends.
Deductive 
All asians are smart. Studying is a sport for asians. Therefore Asians get good test scores and good grades. 

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