Causal Argument Analysis

Causal arguments are always invalid since there is no guarantee of any truth between the premises and the conclusion of the statement. Causal arguments base their truth on the degree of likelihood or probability as the cause of a certain circumstance. A causal argument asserts that there exists a correlation between the occurrences of two events in a particular situation. It asserts that the occurrence of one event is dependent on the other such that occurrence of “X” happened as a result of “Y.” X refers to the cause of a certain event and Y refers to the impact of occurrence of that event. The causal agreement gives the premises that justify the conclusion of a particular event and the effect of those premises. Causal arguments provide answers, …show more content…
Too went to class late only because he slept late. Sleeping late at night does not in any way establish a strong correlation between waking up and getting ready for class at the right time. The argument would have been justified only if the statement gave clarity on how sleeping late affected his waking time. The statement could have given reasons such as sleeping late made Mr. Too feel disoriented in the morning which might make him get late for classes. It is also evident that Mr. Too went to sleep even if it is for some hours. What the argument fails to acknowledge is that Mr. Too could have been late due to some other unavoidable circumstances such as car puncture. The claim solely blames going to class late on sleeping late without elaborating further whether Mr. too was engaged to some other things that made him go to the class …show more content…
It means that, if the premise is true, then, the conclusion must be true to make it a valid argument. There is no way all premises can be true but then give a false conclusion. A valid claim lays out a logical argument that is acceptable and where there is a guarantee of getting a logical conclusion. Conclusions that are generated by asserted premises form a valid claim that is acceptable. Example;
For a patient to be diagnosed with malaria, a doctor has to carry out a blood test to test for P. vivax, P. malaria, P. falciparum or P. ovale. If the patient is found with any of the four parasites, it means he has malaria. On the other hand, if the patient does not have any of the four parasites, it means he does not suffer from malaria, and other tests for other diseases need to be carried