F O R M S  O F  R E A S O N I N G Quasi-logical arguments Quasi-logical arguments place two or three elements in a relation to one another so as to make the connections between them similar to the connections in formal logic. Analogy arguments Analogy arguments reason that because two objects resemble each other in certain known respects, they will also resemble each other in respects that are unknown. Generalization In a generalization one reasons that what is true of certain members of a class will also be true of other members of the same class or of the class as a whole. Argument from example Argument from example seeks acceptance for some general rule or principle by offering a concrete, particular case. Causal arguments Arguments from cause claim that one condition or event contributes to or brings about another condition or event. Coexistential arguments An argument from coexistence reasons from something that can be observed (a sign) to a condition or feature that cannot be observed. Dissociation arguments Dissociation arguments disengage one idea from another and seek a new evaluation of both ideas. Test Your Reasoning Knowledge Back to the Introduction to Reasoning / Fallacies of Reasoning
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