Assertion: argument | /r/HasProperty | good
Facets:
value: in light of new information
type: CAUSE
value: for a jury
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: any
type: DEGREE
value: no doubt
type: DEGREE
value: to the extent
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: For an argument to be good, it must conform to the following three criteria: (You must memorize these.)
text: and so we still think that the argument is a good one.
text: Includes a purported demonstration that no such arguments can be any good.
text: Criterion two says that for an argument to be good it must be valid or strong.
text: In everyday conversation, people sometimes say, "His argument is valid" to mean that the argument is good, legitimate, or the conclusion true.
text: Remember for an argument to be good, it must be valid (or strong) AND have true premises.
text: Remember the criterion is, For an argument to be good, it must be valid OR strong.
text: When we say an argument is "good," what do we really mean?
text: An argument is good to the extent to which its premises support its conclusion.
text: This last argument, if its premises are known to be true, is no doubt good enough for a jury to convict John, but none of these three arguments about John committing the murder is strong enough to be called “valid,” at least not in the technical sense of deductively valid.
text: The councilman’s argument for the new convention center can’t be any good because he stands to gain if it’s built.
text: is how to evaluate arguments; how to tell whether arguments are good or bad.
text: For an argument to be good, the only thing that matters is whether its conclusion follows from its premises.
text: We want our arguments to be good, such that their conclusion follows from their premises; but we also want them to be sound, meaning that their premises are true, and their conclusions follows from their premises.
text: If the argument is good, our opponent will be forced to concede our position on the issue or else give up some of those premises that they had initially agreed to, which can cast doubt on the plausibility of their whole view.
text: We want to say that although in the beginning we had good reasons to think that the argument is a good one, later on we discover that it wasn't a good argument to begin with.
text: It is just that we change our mind about whether the argument is a good one in light of new information.
text: The first part of argument analysis is not concerned with whether the argument is a good one.