I thought that causal reasoning was interesting and could be a little difficult to understand. However, once it is understood I think it is a very basic type of reasoning. This reasoning is used when someone wants to show that “A” caused a certain effect or conclusion. Many people do not realize how often we use this type of reasoning on a daily basis and consistently in conversations. When making a cause and effect statement, we do not always use the word cause. http://faculty.uncfsu.edu/jyoung/causal_arguments.htm
I thought this website really helped a lot because it gives examples and definitions of causal claims and arguments. An example of a causal claim would be “Smoking causes cancer.” Even though this is a simple example I believe that it helps those who do not understand causal claims. In this example it is saying that when people smoke it can give them cancer. In order to judge these types of claims as either true or false one has to think logically and can often determine the conclusion.
Hi Blog student your blog post was very easy to understand. Thanks for explaining causal reasoning in such simple terms. You are right that we use causal reasoning in everyday conversations with one another. "Smoking causes cancer" is a good example of causal reasoning. Another example could be, "Procrastinating ones homework causes anxiety for some people." This is a a good example of causal reasoning because it is following the formart, that "A caused a certain effect or conclusion." I also looked at the website and it does help to better understand what is causal reasoning.
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