Counter argument Flashcards
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My stand is that the state of nature is warlike. This can be seen from the fact that there is no clear authority figure in the state of nature, and when you have a group of people Iiving together without one, there will be chaos and fighting. How many premises are there here in the subject of philosophy?
Assume you would like to provide a counter-argument to this argument. What is a possible conclusion for your counter- argument?
A) The state of nature is not warlike.
B) Human nature is not inherently selfish and violent.
C) When you have a group of people living together without one a clear authority figure, there is peace and harmony.
D) It does not follow, from the fact that there is a clear authority figure in the state of nature, that the state of nature is not warlike.
Which of the following is not a good reason for coming up with counter-argument?
(A) To help find the best justification for a position you agree with.
(B) To show that the conclusion of an argument you disagree with is false.
(C) To reveal the flaw in the reasoning of a person you disagree with.
(D) To consider how someone who disagrees with you might challenge your argument.
B
John the class prefect tries to explain why we should follow the school rules. Here is his argument:
“We should obey the laws of a country. After all, the laws of a country helps to keep order. The rules of a school is just like the laws of a country. So just as we should obey the latter, we should obey the former.”
Which of the following is not a conclusion for a counter-argument challenging John’s argument?
(A) We should not follow the school rules.
(B) The laws of a country does not help to keep order.
(C) The rules of a school is different from the laws of a country.
(D) It does not follow from the claim that the laws of a country helps to keep order that we should obey them.
Answer:
(A) —> challenges C
(B) —> challenges P1
(C) —> challenges P3
(D) —> challenges link between P1 and P2
