SSection 1: Causal Reasoning Passages:
1) In the first passage the writer 's uses a general causal claim –that is indirectly quoted “recent study showed that students who cram immediately before examinations usually get lower grades than those who do not.” The writer correlates the causal claim with the sentence “Well, I certainly won’t make that mistake this term!” commits an error in causal reasoning by inferring that if he/she would open a book during exam period that this would result in a lower grade; “ so I’m not even going to open a book at all during the exam period”. Moreover the writer conclusion is one of causal oversimplification; furthermore the author did not consider other alternative hypotheses for example: (a) Due to lack …show more content…
The writer correlates the causal claim with the following sentence: “The more parents seem to hover over their child, the greater the likelihood of these mental health issues.” Furthermore the writer uses oversimplification as it cause/conclusion in the following sentence. “This clearly shows that over-involved (helicopter) parents are the cause of anxiety and depression experienced by their children.” Without examining other plausible hypotheses that were not ruled out by the passage, one cannot conclude this as the sole reason for students to have mental issues. For example: (1) the demanding work load that is put on by the professors. (2) The pressure put on the students by not living at home. (3) As well as the pressure of starting a new chapter in life are perfectly sound reason for increased …show more content…
(a) “Legalizing same-sex marriage devalues marriage and causes fewer heterosexual couples to marry”. (b) “This leads to a larger number of unmarried women.” (c) “Those have abortions at higher rates than married women.” (d) “900,000 more children of the next generation would be aborted as a result of their mothers never marrying if same-sex marriage is legalized in the United States. The article writer reports a post hoc conclusion since homosexuals marry abortions will increase. This is a fallacy since the author has not explored other plausible hypotheses. And here is a list of plausible premises. (a) The values and tenets of marriage have been on the decline for years since it has been reported that the average marriage in the United States usually last on average 5 years. (b) Married couples infant rate has declined since the end of the baby boom era and that having a household with seven to ten children are no longer viable. (3) That the cost per child has also increased and has but a downward trend in the baby population. That marriage is declining since the cost of family expenses has risen steadily since the
1) In the first passage the writer 's uses a general causal claim –that is indirectly quoted “recent study showed that students who cram immediately before examinations usually get lower grades than those who do not.” The writer correlates the causal claim with the sentence “Well, I certainly won’t make that mistake this term!” commits an error in causal reasoning by inferring that if he/she would open a book during exam period that this would result in a lower grade; “ so I’m not even going to open a book at all during the exam period”. Moreover the writer conclusion is one of causal oversimplification; furthermore the author did not consider other alternative hypotheses for example: (a) Due to lack …show more content…
The writer correlates the causal claim with the following sentence: “The more parents seem to hover over their child, the greater the likelihood of these mental health issues.” Furthermore the writer uses oversimplification as it cause/conclusion in the following sentence. “This clearly shows that over-involved (helicopter) parents are the cause of anxiety and depression experienced by their children.” Without examining other plausible hypotheses that were not ruled out by the passage, one cannot conclude this as the sole reason for students to have mental issues. For example: (1) the demanding work load that is put on by the professors. (2) The pressure put on the students by not living at home. (3) As well as the pressure of starting a new chapter in life are perfectly sound reason for increased …show more content…
(a) “Legalizing same-sex marriage devalues marriage and causes fewer heterosexual couples to marry”. (b) “This leads to a larger number of unmarried women.” (c) “Those have abortions at higher rates than married women.” (d) “900,000 more children of the next generation would be aborted as a result of their mothers never marrying if same-sex marriage is legalized in the United States. The article writer reports a post hoc conclusion since homosexuals marry abortions will increase. This is a fallacy since the author has not explored other plausible hypotheses. And here is a list of plausible premises. (a) The values and tenets of marriage have been on the decline for years since it has been reported that the average marriage in the United States usually last on average 5 years. (b) Married couples infant rate has declined since the end of the baby boom era and that having a household with seven to ten children are no longer viable. (3) That the cost per child has also increased and has but a downward trend in the baby population. That marriage is declining since the cost of family expenses has risen steadily since the