Question

Philosophy

6.2

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Validity, consistency, and soundness are premises of arguments in critical thinking. Validity is the premises of an argument that could be true. An argument is said to be valid if "it's impossible for all of the premises to be true while its conclusion is false" (Ancell, 2014). Consistency is the premise that the given claims are constant if logically possible for all the claims to be true at the same time. Soundness is the premises applying only to deductive arguments. An argument must be valid and the premises must all be true. "If an argument is sound, the conclusion must be true" (Ancell, 2014).

The principles of soundness, validity, and consistency can be applied to my writing by providing supporting information on what I am writing about. Whatever the topic may be that I'd have to write about, it may entail me having to provide my opinion or evaluate something and I would need information to support an argument that it may contain. Using the principles will allow me to provide a thorough argument with supporting information of what I'm writing about while also allowing me to effectively identify and analyze the topic to provide an intelligent response.

Answer 1

While it is true that adding supporting information would enhance the quality of the argument, it is also important that the information is carefully selected, flitered and presented in order to lend support to the argument. Large chunks of information can distract the reader from understanding the essence of the argument. It is therefore also critical that the information is structured in a way that follows a logical flow of events, with identifiable premises and a conclusion.