"When persuasion regarding a particular issue is the goal, reason is a very important tool. Reason or logic carries a discussion from premises through well-reasoned arguments to a conclusion. However, often there is a no clear-cut solution to a real life problem, and logic alone cannot persuade."
what is our interpretation of this statement?
As I read that quote I thought it was pretty clear what the writer was trying to get across to the reader. When you are trying to persuade someone you must use reason otherwise it is next to impossible to get them to believe you. If you have a well- reasoned argument you will come to a conclusion just as it says. But in real world issues there isn't a true answer to solve them and I find that very true. You can look at so many different things that people struggle with in the real world and find that everyone has different views on why those things are the way they are, and how to fix them. This is simply because no two people are the same. Logic cannot persuade because logic has no roof, everyone has a different opinion of what logic really is.
I agree with you. If you have reason it is easier to get others to see your side. If your just using logic, no one will see it your way because they do not think like you just like you said.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with what Eric said, I think he hit the main point when he said that if you have a well reasoned argument you will come to a conclusion. I think that when anyone has a well reasoned argument they believe that they are giving factual evidence even when that is not the case. I think that a lot of documentaries give reasonable arguments that viewers automatically assume to be factual evidence. Overall I agree with what Eric said.
ReplyDeletegood job E Hook I like it
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eric too, because you need both of them to convince someone to do something. But having reason is much easier to persuade someone about something rather then logic is, because everyone can take what logic means a different way.
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