mSKR wrote:
Hi
AndrewN VeritasKarishma AnthonyRitzI would like to take your opinion on option B vs C
If we see B , in one way , Laura challenges the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith’s argument. is not it?
K makes conclusion based on some evidence but that evidence is half side of story then actually can't we say that K conclusion is not based on complete ( e.g. not valid/not plausible) evidence.
For conclusion, the evidence should be complete otherwise it should not be considered as valid.
Or
I take a learning:
If half information and conclusion is driven based on that half evidence then conclusion is still considered valid.
Please suggest.
Thanks
AndrewN VeritasKarishma AnthonyRitzLaura does not "challeng[e] the plausibility of Keith's evidence." This would suggest that Laura is saying that at least one of Keith's premises is not only wrong but in fact not believable at all. But Keith's only first premise was that, "Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually." Does Laura ever deny that this is true? I don't see it. Even Keith's intermediate conclusion isn't something that Laura disputes. Does she ever disagree that "jobs will be lost and profits diminished"? On the contrary, she says "Jobs and profits will be gained
as well as lost. [emphasis added]" So no, I don't agree with B being a viable option whatsoever.
I think that there's a huge difference between saying that evidence is wrong and saying that "that evidence is half side of story," as you said. Evidence is not "invalid" because it is incomplete, even if the conclusion based on incomplete evidence may itself be invalid. So, to be clear, I disagree with the lesson you take here:
Quote:
If half information and conclusion is driven based on that half evidence then conclusion is still considered valid.
This is wrong. Keith's conclusion is not necessarily valid, since it is based on incomplete evidence. That's what C says, and C is definitely the right answer here.
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