This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...are warned of the danger and take proper precautions. In the case of the professional ball player the necessity of keeping in good physical condition may counteract the bad influence of a wandering and irregular life. In arguments of this kind, therefore, we should always inquire whether the cause is really capable of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...are warned of the danger and take proper precautions. In the case of the professional ball player the necessity of keeping in good physical condition may counteract the bad influence of a wandering and irregular life. In arguments of this kind, therefore, we should always inquire whether the cause is really capable of bringing about the expected result, and whether anything else is likely to interfere to prevent it. Similar tests may be applied to the argument from effect to cause. For instance, what is the cause of the unprecedented high level of prices in 1920? Profiteering, some answer. Their inference may be tested by asking whether the assumed cause (profiteering) is sufficient by itself to bring about the continued rise in prices; also whether the operation of profiteering has been in any way hindered. Investigation of these two questions will probably show us that though there has been a good deal of profiteering, that tendency by itself will not adequately account for the high price level; and that in fact the tendency has been more or less checked and hindered by various government agencies, by fair price committees, etc. We may then proceed to a further test of the argument; we may ask whether there is any other cause which could have brought about or helped to bring about the rise in prices. We soon find that there are other probable causes; for instance, the world-wide shortage of materials due to the stopping of production and the huge waste of war, and the great expansion--some would say inflation--of our currency. We should test these inferences in just the same way we have tested the first. Let us glance at another instance of argument from effect to cause. What is the cause of the widespread discontent and unrest among laboring men? Some sa...
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