mission critical and causal arguments

Both these websites are very good for illustrating the practical value of knowing and understanding arguments. The mission critical gives an overview of the basics of argument, such as premises, conclusions, fallacies, etc… The Intro. To causal arguments site gives a good example of how to use causal argument in a real life situation. It’s very good at showing what is important to consider when trying arguing causation. The three things to consider are, how acceptable the comparison is, how likely the causation is, how credible the “only difference” claim is. The other two rules are that the cause must precede the event, and even strong correlation is insufficient to prove causation. This was very useful because it showed how to argue causation. It was really interesting that causation cannot be proved with certainty. Things can only be likely to be likely to be proved to cause something. The mission critical website is a really good resource for information, and the causal arguments site is really good for showing an example.