Causality - Assumption & JTC

[rameday]

Hello,

So i just wanted to clarify. If you have an assumption question that involves causal reasoning you take the same approach as a strengthen question right? Eliminate alt cause, cause no effect, effect no cause, no data attack and relationship not reverse? IE tightening the connection between Cause and Effect

Also for JTC and causality how do you approach it? Is it the same as strengthen as well in terms of approach except you are looking fop the thing that 100% proves the conclusion?

[KelseyWoods]

Hi A!

For Assumption questions with causal conclusions, you can approach them similarly to a Strengthen question with causal reasoning. I would say that Assumptions of causal arguments would most likely take the form of eliminating alternate causes or eliminating the reverse cause and effect. But any of the 5 ways to Strengthen a causal argument should also be assumptions because if you negate them, they would attack the argument.

Regarding causal reasoning in Justify questions, I'm not sure causal conclusions appear all that often in this question type. As you said, in Justify questions you are required to prove an argument 100%. It is very difficult to prove a causal argument that strongly (hence why they're inherently flawed!) so you shouldn't find many causal conclusions in Justify questions.

Hope this helps!

Best,
Kelsey