I'm assuming everyone has seen the movie Marley & Me because I'm going to use it as an example.Oh and Marley is Labrador Retriever.
All dogs know how to bark.
Marley is a dog.
Therefore, Marley knows how to bark.
The premises are plausible claims because we all know that barking is a true nature skill of all dogs, and Marley is a dog.
The premises and the conclusion have connection to each other. All dogs know how to bark and Marley being a dog leads to the conclusion of Marley knowing how to bark.
Since, Marley is a dog, then he knows how to bark because all dogs know how to bark. This is a valid argument because both premises and conclusion are true. However, there could be chance that the premise "Marley is a dog" to be wrong because Marley could be a cat, elephant, or something else if I didn't mention that Marley is Labrador Retriever. But, since I mentioned that Marley is a Labrador Retriever then it proves that Marley is a dog which leads to a good conclusion that Marley knows how to bark.
These plausible premises and valid argument prove that this is a good argument.
I love your example from Marley and Me. I have always loved this movie expect for the end. It is true that you can not know if Marley is a dog or not unless you watch the movie otherwise you would think that it be a person or anything that uses a name. Good thing you mentioned that he was a dog otherwise it would be an invalid argument because Marley can be a name for anyone or anything! The movie is sad in the end but Marley is an amazing dog! Glad to see that you used an interesting example for this.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I really loved this movie too, but in my opinion, Marley and Me is not even close to the movie called "Hachi" if you talk about a very sad movie. You should see it if you have not yet seen it. It is really a good movie and very touching.
ReplyDeleteI loved that movie Marley & Me! Whoever trained that dog should be a millionaire. I do agree that your claims are plausible, however it is possible to say that even though Marley is a dog, he could have been raised by pigs all his life, and all he knew is ‘oink’. Although these possibilities are highly unlikely and anything is possible, the book instructs us to ‘imagine the possibilities’; thus in turn making your argument weak. This is the first post so far that I’ve seen that used a scenario from a movie. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post!
~tahtah