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In Chapter 4, Epstein talks about how to correct an argument or what you can do to the argument to make it sound much better. According to Epstein, we are to add premises or conclusions so that it'll satisfy the three criteria's. 1) the argument will become much stronger and valid 2) the premise is plausible and would seem plausible to another person and 3) the premise is more plausible than the conclusion. One of the claims i came up would be too much candy will give you a bad stomach ache. The conclusion and premise would be that candy will give you a stomach ache if you eat too much and to what extend of candy makes you have a stomach ache. Someone can be like if i ate one piece of candy, will my stomach hurt? the premise is there so it can explain why too much of candy will make you sick. so in an argument, it needs both a conclusion and premise to satisfy the three criterias.
I enjoyed reading your response on Repairing Arguments blog. Your summary of Epstein's text made it clear and much easier to understand how to repair an argument. I like how you stated the three steps on how to repair an argument. I like your example of repairing an argument. I agree with it as well. The argument needs a added premise and plausible conclusion to follow it. It can vary on the type of candy or it can vary on how many is too much. I like how you added a question when explaining your argument. Overall, I like how you explained how to repair an argument and enjoyed reading your example.
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