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CREATING A SOUND ARGUMENT WORKSHOP
Creating a Sound Argument Workshop
University of Arizona Global Campus
PHI 103: Informal Logic
Andrew Stave
11 April 2022
CREATING A SOUND ARGUMENT WORKSHOP
Creating a Sound Argument Workshop
Step 1: State a thesis statement on your topic.
Thesis: Does training in virtual reality (VR) environments benefit students compared to conventional methods of education?
Step 2:
Present your main reason or reasons in favor of your thesis.
Premise 1: All training in VR allows for increased knowledge and skills
Conclusion: Therefore, training students in VR is more effective
Step 3: State the new premise (or premises) that would be needed in order to make this argument valid.
Premise 2: All knowledge and skills gained are more effectively learned. Step 4: Discuss whether the new premise is true (in your view) and why.
The new premise (premise 2) is true as it is a form of active learning. Following the learning pyramid model, the average retention of knowledge and skills learned is increased to around 75%. Whereas conventional lecture learning only has a 5% retention of knowledge
Step 5: State the new version of the argument in standard form, adding any other premises needed to complete the reasoning (meaning to make it valid).
Premise 1: All training in VR allows for increased knowledge and skills
Premise 2: All knowledge and skills gained are more effectively learned.
Conclusion: Therefore, training students in VR is more effective
CREATING A SOUND ARGUMENT WORKSHOP
Step 6: Discuss whether the new argument is deductively valid and whether all of its premises are true.
As the premises can be found true by following the learning pyramid. Stating that VR is a
more effective way of learning as it is a form of active learning that is hitting all senses like auditory, visual, and kinesthetic at once from VR. The long-term retention from active learning shows that it is a more effective way of learning. The argument is valid as it follows the valid form of:
All S are M.
All M are P.
Therefor, all S are P.
Step 7: Once you have an (apparently) sound argument, present an objection to it.
The objection to using VR for training would be the upfront cost of getting it started. Along with the cost of having the software written exactly for your desired need. Cost can range
from thousands to millions depending on the complexity of the content needed. Along with having a tech refresh every few years to maintain systems to meet needs as technology grows. Therefor, arguing that premises one could be argued if VR is the right choice.
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CREATING A SOUND ARGUMENT WORKSHOP