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Evaluating the Quality of Evidence in Reasoning

Learn how to assess the dependability of factual claims in reasoning by analyzing the quality of evidence, reasons, assumptions, and conclusions. Explore various types of evidence and understand the criteria for accepting a claim as dependable.

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Evaluating the Quality of Evidence in Reasoning

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  1. BUS 290: Critical Thinking for Managers Text Table of Contents #9: How Good is the Evidence?

  2. How Good is the Evidence? • Factual claims are: • Descriptive conclusion. • Reasons used to support descriptive or prescriptive conclusion. • Descriptive assumtions.

  3. How Good is the Evidence? • Accepting a factual claim requires establishing how dependable the claim is. • Accept as dependable when: • Undisputed (relatively) common knowledge. • Concluded from a well reasoned argument. • Supported by good evidence within the argument.

  4. How Good is the Evidence? • Major types of evidence • Intuition • Personal experience • Case examples • Testimonials • Appeals to authority • Personal observations • Research studies • Analogies

  5. Evidence

  6. Is She a Witch? • Proving she is a witch • What is the argument? • Conclusion • Reasons • Assumptions • Test of reasoning? • Fallacies? • Evidence?

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