PHI103 Week 4 Journal Entry

Sally Roberts- Week 4 Journal Entry

PHI 103 Informal Logic

The ability to think logically and to construct sound arguments can help me in my career and daily life. The ability to think critically will help me solve problems at home or work, giving solutions and sound advice to myself as I make big decisions. At work, I can use logical thinking to understand the task assigned and the ability to argue the results before completing the assignment. For example, my supervisor will tell my team we have to listen to 10 percent of the inbound calls at our center. He says it will help us identify call drivers easier than reporting. I can argue that reporting is usually more accurate and precise because it eliminates human error. I can brainstorm other ways to help us achieve both accuracies and provide support to new hire agents. During my home routine, I use logical thinking to compose arguments to help communicate in my relationship with my husband. I can also use logical reasoning to decipher from what is real news and what is a fabricated story for attention. Reading the news can help me become a more informed citizen and help keep an open mind altogether, which means I need to find the best sources of information and keep bias out of the equation to help see clarity on all sides of the issue.

During this class, I have developed many good habits of looking at the topic at different viewpoints. It has helped me clarify my perspective that will help me provide a more precise point and credible sources that make my arguments sound. My topic was on economics, which is already a heavily discussed topic itself. When I broke it down to side A vs. side B, it allowed me to look at solar energy in a few different ways. Side A is a positive experience with increasing job stability and outputting a cleaner admission. However, moving to clean energy too soon can lead to power outages, shortages, and price gouging on the consumer side.

My advice on seeing the issues from both sides is to compose questions about the article. The questions you asked one, make sure you ask on the opposing end. Comparing the answers to both sides will help you see any fallacies one side presents. Don’t just use one source, as they could be biased on the issue and could be an invested person.