LESSONBeginnerReasoningConcept

Proving a different point and excusing one wrong with another

Some arguments give real reasons for a conclusion other than the one under discussion. Others treat the existence of a larger problem or another person's wrongdoing as a reason to dismiss the current issue.

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Some arguments give real reasons for a conclusion other than the one under discussion. Others treat the existence of a larger problem or another person's wrongdoing as a reason to dismiss the current issue.

These mistakes can be persuasive because their supporting statements may be true. The task is to ask whether those statements justify the particular conclusion being drawn.

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Practice: Distorting an argument and changing the question

Revisit the situations from this unit. Each answer includes an explanation you can read at your own pace.

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