Question

what makes an argument good and what makes an argument bad. Be mindful that terms like valid and invalid have specific definitions in this course. So, please avoid using such terms to mean true/false or good/bad as this can lead to confusion.

Answer 1

Good and bad arguments are social terms because we consider any argument as good if it qualifies the social norms, on the other hand, any argument mention as bad, if it does not, qualifies social norms.

In a mutual way, we can say any argument consider as good if it provides valid and reliable reasons that could be tested by other people. An argument is a way of representation new facts and reliable facts about an incident, these facts make any argument tested but if the argument does not provide testable facts it could be the bad argument.

The situation of argument representation also plays an important role to make an argument good or bad because there is no standardized parameter to check good or bad argument so we consider it as the social appreciation. So when we listen to the word of good or bad arguments, we must see this for the reasons provided by the logical and analytical approach.     

​