Counter argument:
In chapter 7, there is the explanation about raising an objection to a claim. By raising a question in any claim, the person who raised the question claim means that the claim is invalid and/or weak. The question than will become another argument to prove or show that the claim is fault. However, sometime the argument get "knock off" because it might not be relevant to the subject or the claim. Many people might not realize it, but this kind of situation is always happen. When one says something that other people might not be agree to or think that it may be fault, the other person will try to prove otherwise.
Refuting argument:
One can refute the argument directly or indirectly. To refute an argument directly one have to prove that at least one of the premises are dubious. The way to refute the argument indirectly is to reduce the credibility of the claim. One have to prove that at least one of the claims are dubious.
Good explanation on raising objection, just to note that once an argument does get "knocked off" it can sometimes be used as a ridicule or reduced to the absurd as explained in the book. We have to be careful in which and how we create a counterargument. We don't want to poke fun at their argument but just calmy state that that is not what you were trying to say. Also, we have to try and not pull a strawman when we try to prove that what one person says or think they might be at fault. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI found Chapter seven very interesting. It's a really good chapter to understand. Especially in a debate because counter argument is basically half of your arguments. Most people don't realize this but countering argument is in our everyday lives. Whenever you don't agree with something or when you go against something those are methods of countering an argument. In chapter seven we learned the methods of countering an argument. The purpose of all methods is to take on an already established argument is false or weak. The claims that we make every day can fit into most of the methods of counter arguments.
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