Causal argument is one of the most commonly used methods in argumentative writing. The application examines our ability to comprehensively analyze and deal with problems. Since we are dealing with the problem, we can put forward targeted measures and requirements through cause analysis, so as to solve the problem concretely.
When using causal argument, it should be noted that:
First, closely follow the arguments of the article, highlighting the closeness of the combination of cause analysis with problems and arguments;
Second, pay attention to the correspondence between cause analysis and measure demonstration. The application emphasizes the same strain, and we should consciously correspond the analysis with the handling of the problem.
Causality analysis 1. Analyze the main reasons and secondary reasons. Sometimes a result is caused by many reasons, so it is necessary to analyze and grasp the main reasons and prompt the most essential and core factors that cause the result to demonstrate the argument.
The main reason, sometimes refers to the reason that is most closely related to the argument, and may change due to different purposes of discussion. We should analyze the main reasons to demonstrate the results according to the relationship between various reasons and arguments. Other secondary reasons should be treated differently according to their functions and their relationship with arguments. The more important secondary reasons should be briefly analyzed, and the unimportant reasons should be prompted. In this way, the demonstration process can be comprehensive, meticulous and accurate.
2. Analyze the reasons. The reasons are sometimes multi-faceted, and some phenomena seem to be the reasons for their effects, but there are also reasons behind them. For things with multiple causes, if we only stay at a certain level and regard it as the final factor, the argument may not be profound and it is difficult to explain the problem thoroughly. This causal argument is limited in persuasiveness. In this case, we should pursue it layer by layer, and don't give up easily before the final reason is revealed. Generally speaking, the more superficial the reason, the more familiar it is, and the more limited its argument power; The deeper the reason, the more it can explain the essence of the problem and the more convincing it is.
3. Analyze the same cause and different effects, and the same cause and different effects are mutually causal. This kind of analysis, that is, seeking common ground in differences or seeking differences in similarities, is the requirement of dialectical logic. The key is to investigate and analyze the relationship between different causes and results. On the surface, different reasons and the same effect are irrelevant reasons, but if we look at the problem from the perspective of connection and analyze it in depth, we can find some similarity behind it, eliminate the confusion of superficial phenomena and get closer to the essence.