Chapter 15

One part of Chapter 15 that I found especially interesting and helpful was the part with the table titled “Types of Reasoning.” As usual, I like the tables the best. They relate information in a short sweet way without giving a large amount of reading of non necessary things. This table was about the types of reasoning, deductive, inductive, causal, and analogical. The table also gives a definition, strengths, and weaknesses of each type of reasoning. I especially like that they included strengths and weaknesses because it helps you know when it is best to be used. If reasoning is used correctly, it greatly increases the effectiveness of a persuasive speech.