Question

Provide your own original argument and identify its logical structure. Be sure to clearly identify the premises and conclusion. Is it deductive or inductive? Is it valid? What criticism can be made of your argument? Minimum of 200 words

Answer 1

The argument is:

All Reds are Colours.

An Apple is Red.

Therefore, an Apple is a Colour.

In the above argument, in the first premise, all items that are classified as Reds are also classified as Colours. In the second premise, an Apple is classified as Red. Here, the first premise is a general statement, and the second premise is more specific.

The conclusion states that an Apple has to be a Colour because of its properties of Red.

This argument is a Valid Deductive argument as the conclusion is following the premises.

The criticism that could be made is that, even though the argument is valid, it is not necessarily true.