- eating dark chocolate can help you lose weight
- - eating dark chocolate helps you weight
- I ate dark chocolate
- therefore i lost weight
- A- lose weight
B-Eat dark chocolate
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- it is valid because it follows the premise and its sound because according to the study it is true.
- if i eat more dark chocolate then i will lose weight
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this argument is not a tautology and it also doesn’t make too much sense in real life.
- The source doesn’t seem too reliable but it is still relevant. There are probably other studies that have made the same claim/conclusion on this topic. I kind of feel like the whole study/claim being made is a little suspicious because eating chocolate everyday doesn’t sound like it would be healthy for you no matter what. I don’t think there is a hidden agenda. This study still doesn’t make too much sense to me. Growing up I was always told that too much candy and chocolate is not healthy for you because of the amount of sugar in it. I’m not sure how you could resolve this conflict but maybe you could look at other sources to really find out if the test is true.
- I think the argument could fall under the False Cause fallacy. If somebody ate dark chocolate and then later found out they lost weight they might think it was because they ate the dark chocolate
- It was interesting to see the content we have discussed in class in the media and in magazines. This experiment was a little confusing at time but over all it helped me think more critically about media information. So many advertisements or businesses make claims so it was cool to look at those claims and figure out if they are valid or if they actually make sense in real life
I agree, I think the article you read may have had a hidden agenda. I think that if they were comparing a person that regularly consumes milk chocolate, or some kind of chocolate that's high in sugar, and they're comparing that to someone who consumes dark chocolate, we could easily be looking at two people that lead very different lifestyles. Thus, the person who regularly consumes dark chocolate may eat healthier than the person that regularly consumes milk chocolate, simply because dark chocolate is a lot better for you.
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ReplyDeletegood media choice! i personally don't like dark chocolate, but interesting advertisement. everything looks good in your post and i especially like that you went into great detail analyzing this piece of media. i am glad that it helped you think critically about what you see in media advertisements.
the only thing that was missing is that i was not able to see your venn diagram, but you explained it well. additionally, your truth table is missing several columns. all in all, though, a good post. =]
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