Deductive Reasoning
Lindsey Lane
October 21, 2012
The Importance of Deductive Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Kevin White
It is important to understand what is known prior to making a decision because the decision could be either wrong or right. Making decisions at times can be a hard thing to do. There are many pros and cons for decision making. In argument five To Cheat or Not to Cheat Jenna has a big decision to make. She has to decide whether or not she wants to continue her class by being honest or to cheat because it will help her out in the end. Her decision can result in failure for the class or if she can prep herself to do better she can pass this class. If she doesn’t think about what the consequences can be she will turn to cheating because it is an easy escape. Making decisions can also come with consequences if you don’t make the right choice. People make choices by impulse which usually comes with a negative reward. Jenna needs to decide what is right for her rather than what Cyndi thinks she should do. If Jenna happened to cheat she would fail the class and have to retake it. Her best bet is to buckle down and do the work herself. With her making the right choice can benefit her in many ways like knowing that she did the work herself and didn’t cheat. Cheating can leave a big chip on your shoulder and she wouldn’t have that if she was honest and did her work by herself. Jenna can set aside an amount of time where she can study every day and still have time to take care of her ill parent. Doing this can is a good decision so she can still do things she needs to do around the house. A few hours of studying a day can help bring up her grade. That is the better reward rather than cheating her way through school. The role of deductive reasoning in the decision making process is that deductive reasoning are true statements that gets right to the point that needs to be made. When making decisions deductive reasoning should be used because it doesn’t
October 21, 2012
The Importance of Deductive Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Kevin White
It is important to understand what is known prior to making a decision because the decision could be either wrong or right. Making decisions at times can be a hard thing to do. There are many pros and cons for decision making. In argument five To Cheat or Not to Cheat Jenna has a big decision to make. She has to decide whether or not she wants to continue her class by being honest or to cheat because it will help her out in the end. Her decision can result in failure for the class or if she can prep herself to do better she can pass this class. If she doesn’t think about what the consequences can be she will turn to cheating because it is an easy escape. Making decisions can also come with consequences if you don’t make the right choice. People make choices by impulse which usually comes with a negative reward. Jenna needs to decide what is right for her rather than what Cyndi thinks she should do. If Jenna happened to cheat she would fail the class and have to retake it. Her best bet is to buckle down and do the work herself. With her making the right choice can benefit her in many ways like knowing that she did the work herself and didn’t cheat. Cheating can leave a big chip on your shoulder and she wouldn’t have that if she was honest and did her work by herself. Jenna can set aside an amount of time where she can study every day and still have time to take care of her ill parent. Doing this can is a good decision so she can still do things she needs to do around the house. A few hours of studying a day can help bring up her grade. That is the better reward rather than cheating her way through school. The role of deductive reasoning in the decision making process is that deductive reasoning are true statements that gets right to the point that needs to be made. When making decisions deductive reasoning should be used because it doesn’t