I chose raising objections because I thought it was fairly interesting. We reason on a daily basis through arguments, counterarguments, and counter-counterarguments. As Epstein explained in the text, “raising objections is a good way to show that an argument is bad” (pg. 147). When we raise objections we are making another argument (which is the counterargument) that calls the premises into question or shows why the argument is weak. If someone puts forward a counterargument that is true it makes one of the claims of the argument false or not believable. We then have to answer that claim in order to prove our argument true. When you include counterarguments in your argument it makes your argument seem stronger and more valid because you are not ignoring objections. When you include these objections it helps you to see where to give more support for a premise that one may see as doubtful. I learned this technique a few years ago and have used it in my arguments and papers.
I also wrote a post about raising objections. I agree that we use raising objections on a regular daily basis in arguments. Raising objections is simply just stating claims against an argument. So whenever we state our opinions on something, it's raising objections. If someone said they like a particular object over another. And if we disagree than we point out our opinion, it's raising objections. To disagree and point out the reasons is the basics of raising objections.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fairly easy method of a counter argument. You did a good job at explaining that by raising objections it gives your argument more support.
I totally agree with you about raising objections being an interesting topic. If we think about it we are always arguing daily, and not on purpose, but its part of our nature. We try to prove each other wrong, we try to portray that our claims are true while our opponents are false. We are constantly counter arguing someone else’s claims. We always want to prove that are claims are true, so we usually find counter arguments to present to the one who is arguing with us. It also is true that if you come up with counter arguments, you can present yourself strong with more valid claims.
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