1. Reasoning by analogy: If a conclusion to one side of an argument is made then the conclusion on the other side should conclude the same.
Ex: Eating before riding a roller coaster will cause a person to puke. Emily ate a hot dog before she rode the roller coaster, therefore she'll probably puke.
2. Sign Reasoning: Assumes one thing or event is a reliable indicator of another thing or event.
| Ex: | Where there is a school, there is a student. |
3. Causal Reasoning: Reasoning between a cause and the effects.
Ex: Samantha did not put on sun screen before she went to the beach. Therefore, she got sun burned.
4. Criteria Reasoning: Criteria by which the outcome of a decision will be judged, and then identify the best decision.
Ex: If you do not take out the trash when it gets full then it will pile up and make your home smell. So you should take out your trash every so often.
5. Reasoning by example: using examples in an argument.
Ex: You should go out more often. I have a friend who used to stay in and was never really happy.
6. Inductive Reasoning: starting from specifics and deriving a general rule.
Ex: All of your friends are good. You can be good, too.
7. Deductive Reasoning: starting from the general rule and moving to specifics.
Ex: Gravity makes things fall. The apple that hit my head was due to gravity.
Your post was very organized and clear. By your examples I can tell you have a clear understanding of all the types of reasoning. I liked your examples because they were relatable. I also used the example of using sun block, except I used it in the context of reasoning by example and you used it to explain casual reasoning. This allowed me to see how closely related reasoning by example and casual reasoning can be. An example in reasoning can also be the same thing as a cause and effect. Good job with your blog!
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