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Assumptions (continued)
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- 1Consider the following tips to help you better identify assumptions within arguments:Listen very carefully.
Identify the main point (conclusion) that the person is trying to make.
Identify the reasons (premises) that the person gives to prove the main point.
Look for hidden reasons (premises).
Ask lots of questions. (More on this below.) - 2Three Questions to Ask1) "What point are you trying to make?"
2) "Why do you believe your point is valid?
3) "Are there any hidden premises being used?" - 31) "What point are you trying to make?"By asking the one who is making the argument this question, you have their conclusion, which is the first piece of information needed to identify possible assumptions.
- 42) "Why do you believe your point is valid?"ou are asking the one making the argument for their premises. This forces the one arguing to provide reasons (premises) for the point he or she is trying to make. Remember: Premises are like the walls that hold up the roof, which is the conclusion.
- 53) "Are there any hidden premises being used?"This is not a question to ask the one presenting the argument, but rather something you ought to ask yourself. By asking yourself this question, you are attempting to identify premises that have been "smuggled" into the argument without being spoken or written. To continue using the house illustration, assumptions are like invisible walls. Sometimes these hidden premises (assumptions) are strong invisible walls that help hold up the conclusion, and then there are other times where the invisible walls are weak and, therefore, must be exposed - simply because they cannot support the conclusion.
- 6Premisesare like the walls that hold up the roof, which is the conclusion. Strong premises lead to a strong argument.
- 7There are hidden walls, calledassumptions, within all arguments. Sometimes assumptions strengthen an argument, whereas other times they weaken it.
- 8When creating an argument, you must attempt toanticipate objections that others will raise. Once you have identified these objections, you need to formulate responses to them. This will prepare you for the time when you present your argument. On the other hand, when analyzing someone else's argument, you need to attack their premises. Arguments rise and fall on the strength of the argument's premises.
- 9In an effort to apply what you've learned in the previous two lessons, take out a sheet of paper and draw the house diagram. Now, you will create an argument using this diagram. You should write what you're trying to prove on the roof of the diagram, and your supporting reasons on the walls. For your argument, please choose from these options:1) create an argument for the best team in a particular sport; 2) create an argument for the best car on the road today; or 3) create an argument for the best cell phone on the market.
- 10Please draw this diagram on a blank sheet of paper, and then use it to create an argument from the options provided.
- 11Summary of lesson1
Assumptions are the ideas that are "smuggled" into an argument or conversation.
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Three questions to ask to help with identifying assumptions: 1) What point are you trying to make? 2) Why do you believe your point is valid? 3) Are there any hidden premises being used? - 12Remember:Arguments rise and fall on the strength of the argument's premises. Strong premises lead to strong arguments, whereas weak premises lead to weak arguments.
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