HUM101 Chamberlain College of Nursing Critical Reasoning Evaluating Arguments

Jennifer Del Corio 02/13/2019 Week 6 Assignment: Evaluating Arguments The first two steps in evidence-based practice are to identify knowledge gaps and formulate relevant questions. In this writing exercise, you will be doing just that, across three types of inductive reasoning. In addition, you will be applying evaluation techniques to determine how credible, authoritative, and reliable the arguments are. For each exercise, address the following: Identify the type of inductive argument and any features of the way the argument is constructed that you find relevant. Explain how convincing you think the argument is. Does it have sufficient evidence to allow you to suggest that she move forward with the idea or does the argument have knowledge gaps? What questions need to be answered to close these gaps? Does the argument contain any information that adds to its authority, credibility, or reliability? Chapter 8 Exercise 8.9 Example 7 Among people who use multiple dietary supplements, fish oil/omega-3 supplements now top multivitamins in popularity. The conclusion is based on 6,012 responses collected in November from a sampling of subscribers to our free e-newsletter. Fish oil/omega-3 supplements were used by 74% of respondents, followed in popularity by multivitamins, which were used by 72% ConsumerLab.com First let’s break down this claim Premise: Of the 6,012 respondents to an e-newsletter online survey Fish oil/omega-3 supplements were used by 74% of respondents. : Fish oil/omega 3 supplements are the most popular. Issue: Whether Fish oil/Omega 3 is the most popular supplement. Sample: The 6,012 respondents to an e-newsletter online survey Target: All subscribers of an e-newsletter written by ConsumerLab.com Feature/Conclusion: Responses that fish oil/omega-3 supplements was their go to supplement. Identify the type of inductive argument and any features of the way the argument is constructed that you find relevant. This is an analogical argument because the claim compares 2 things each of the following claims draws an analogy providing percentages. Explain how convincing you think the argument is. I believe this argument is true because of the ways they presented the facts from the data acquired from the survey done. Although, the sample group was very limited to just the subscribers of ConsumerLab.com, and the survey was done only for one month. Does it have sufficient evidence to allow you to suggest that she move forward with the idea or does the argument have knowledge gaps? Yes, is does have sufficient evidence that can be built upon, allowing for the expansion of a sample group but does have some gaps. What questions need to be answered to close these gaps? The gaps can be closed by obtaining information of why they choose one supplement over another? Does the argument contain any information that adds to its authority, credibility, or reliability? Yes, the argument does contain information that adds credibility due the subjective components of providing percentage values. Chapter 8 Exercise 8.9 Example 10 For-profit hospices do not focus on the best interests of their patients. In one study assessing the impact of ownership status on care provided to patients, researchers found that patients receiving care from for-profit hospices received a narrower range of services than patients from non-profit hospices. The narrower range of services meant that patients with for-profit hospices were not receiving as much counseling services, medications, and personal care.—Carlson, Gallo, and Bradley, “Ownership Status and Patterns of Care in Hospice” Chapter 9 Exercise 9.9 Example 1 The University of Hawaii at Manoa is a lot like the University of Colorado at Denver. They are both public, coeducational universities located in the capital city of their state, and they both have student populations of approximately 20,000 students. Since 64% of the students at the University of Hawaii are of Asian or Pacific Island descent, approximately the same number of students at the University of Colorado at Denver are of Asian or Pacific Island descent. Chapter 10 Exercise 10.9 Example 1 Recently researchers compared 286 depressed workers with 193 others who were not depressed. Since only the depressed workers had such problems as fatigue, lack of motivation, and trouble managing their usual workload, researchers concluded that depression was the cause of their problems at work. American Journal of Health Promotion
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