Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Pseudo-argument

My pseudo-argument happened in Spanish last week when we had a debate between dogs and cats. My position in the argument was that cats were better than dogs. Cats are more independent than dogs and do not require as much care. It costs less to have a cat. Cats do not have to be walked, be picked up after, or need constant attention. It is hard to defend either one of these views. Cats can be better than dogs and dogs can be better than cats. It all depends on what the topic is. I could hold a position for either of the two. There is not one right answer to this argument. You are comparing two completely different things that both have good qualities. That is why they are called pseudo-arguments. It is because you can defend both side and not come to a final conclusion that one is better than the other.

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