In Chapter 7, the main topic is about Counterarguments. The two things that interested me are refuting directly and reducing to the absurd. For refuting directly, the text shows three points that we should follow in order to do so. 1.) Show that at least one of the premises is dubious. 2.) Show that the argument isn’t valid or strong. 3.) Show that the conclusion is false. As an example, I can say that it is useless for people to have tattoos. It’s permanent and painful. Its expensive to remove if you decide it isn’t right for you. To refute this argument I can say that tattoos are something beautiful and everyone should consider. It’s like a piece of artwork that expresses who you are. We can also say that when deciding on your tattoo make sure that its what you want when your 50 years old so you won’t have to remove it.
The second thing I want to talk about is reducing to the absurd, which in the book means, “To show that at least one of several claims is false or dubious, or collectively they are unacceptable, by drawing a false or unwanted conclusion from them.” This causes a people to come against the argument and start from a small point like my tattoo claim and use it for other things too such as art, museums, statues and not having artists.
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