Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Inductive Arguement
My friends and I were at a corner store trying to buy something to drink. I wanted a Red Bull to get my energy up but my friends said most energy drinks are bad for you and that Red Bull is an energy drink, therefore Red Bull is probably bad for you. The premise of this argument is that energy drinks are not healthy for your body. The conclusion of this argument is that Red Bull is a energy drink, so it probably is not healthy for your body. This is an inductive argument because my friend did not say that Red Bulls were bad for me, he said that energy drinks were bad and because Red Bull is an energy drink, I inducted that the Red Bull energy drink is bad for me. Inductive reasoning is based on probability and not facts. Just because most energy drinks are bad, does not mean Red Bull is. Red Bull might be perfectly fine for my body, but because of inductive reasoning it is probable that Red Bull is bad for me.
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Inductive reasoning happens a lot and it’s not always the best reasoning because it’s not always valid. For your case, yes energy drinks could be bad but there not all bad. It’s not healthy for you but it’s not going to kill you. Unless you drink it every day and make it a habit then it could possibly do damage to your insides. A lot of people say red bulls are bad but who knows? Just because other energy drinks are bad doesn’t mean red bull is bad too. Although there was a situation where a girl drank up to 4 cans of energy drinks and had an intense workout. Later that night she collapsed and died. It was very unfortunate but just be careful on how many drinks you have.
ReplyDeleteInductive reasoning rely and work mostly on probability and guess work. The premise your friends gave about energy drinks being bad for you is correct. So inducing that red bull, which is indeed a energy drink, is bad for you would be a correct inductive argument. Unfortunately not all inductive arguments based on inductive reasoning, will result in a true statement, many may have correct premises but the conclusion could be completely wrong. In your case both premises were true and so was your conclusion. Energy Drinks, including red bull can be very dangerous for your health. Drinking and depending on energy drinks wouldnt be a very wise choice for it could lead to a very bad ending.
ReplyDeleteInductive arguments are used often and are not always the best way to make a decision. I personally do not see a need for energy drinks but they are convenient when you really are running low on energy for whatever reason. Your friends were partially right when they said energy drinks are bad for you. For some people energy drinks do nothing to them but for others they are dangerous. Your conclusion that Red Bull is not good for you could or could not be a good conclusion based on what your response to energy drinks is. That is why inductive arguments are not always the best way to make a decision.
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