An inductive argument that I found myself dealing with went as follows:
My friends and I were going to see the movie Big Miracle until we heard that the movie was targeted for children, where as Safe House (a rated R movie) was more acceptable for college students. We decided to that we would probably enjoy seeing the movie Chronicle more, seeing as we are college students.
The two premises were (1) My friends and I were going to see the movie Big Miracle, (2) the movie was targeted for children, and (3) Safe House (a rated R movie) was more acceptable for college students. The conclusion was that we would probably enjoy seeing the movie Safe House more. This is an inductive argument because premises 3 is a generalization about a population, college students, where we would be categorized. We drew a conclusion that, begin as we are college students, we would probably like Safe House over a children's movie. It is also an inductive argument because it suggests that the conclusion probably follows the premises when I used included the indicator word "probably".
I wanted to go see Big Miracle too, and I failed miserably at persuading my friends to go see it with me. They were making fun of me since it was a kid’s movie, but I really didn’t care. We ended up watching Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, which was an amazing movie. I still really want to go see Big Miracle, even if it isn’t targeted towards college students. When I go see a movie, I just want to be able to sit back and enjoy the storyline and message of the movie. I could really care less about what age group a movie was created for. I’ll go see it if I want to.(:
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, because that is the same when I watc h movies with my friend. I do like watching many cartoons and most of the times my friends won't watch because they believe it doesn't fit what they are interested now. I can see the change from back then and now and how much we have grown. Since were college kids now people are more interested in the movies they believe requires more thinking to a movie. Most of the times I end up watching movies that are well suited for me because in the end I actually end up liking it. But overall we all have to have fun so once in awhile is fine.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you as well. This is an inductive argument because it only suggests that you would have liked the movie safe house rather than Chronicle. Although it really does depend on what your interest are, the premise suggest that because you were college students, you would have enjoyed the movie Safe House a lot more. Even though this stamen is most likely true, I believe that anyone can enjoy a movie directed for kids. It can be fun and it can also bring back the childish part of oneself. College students may also want to have some childish dreams and fantasies they might want to hold on to. If they do, I see absolutely nothing wrong with this at all. It is fun to explore and experience different things.
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