ADMS 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Argumentum Ad Populum, Hasty Generalization, Mutual Fund
19 Dec 2017
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It is provided to support an author"s claim and to validate their argument. Evaluating the quality of evidence: accuracy, difficult to judge without independent source of info b. If you know the evidence is false, it negates the claim: accuracy relates to precision which can help support a claim, precision, very specific statements (as opposed to general) are more convincing, e. g. Mutual fund xyz did quite well last year b. i. vs. mutual fund xyz made 9. 2% more last year: to do this, use numbers (with decimal places if necessary, but not too many) or direct quotes, sufficiency a. Is there enough supporting evidence: when evidence is insufficient we are guilty of the fallacy of hasty generalization, representativeness, the variety in the sources of information should match the variety in the population relevant to the claim, e. g. Considerable experience: e. g. business scholars, renowned scientists, etc, potential missteps: d. i.
