The type of reasoning which was most difficult for me to understand was reasoning by criteria. The reason this concept was initially difficult for me was twofold: an unfamiliarity with its use in conversation, and I found the resource provided to be somewhat limited in its explanation. After investigating reasoning by criteria I have established a much better understanding of its uses.
Reasoning by criteria is the use of a qualifying statement which sets parameters for a decision or discussion which results in the conclusion being supported. Reasoning by criteria can be identified most often by an A-B format wherein the A is the statement which sets the criteria and B is the conclusion, an example of this format would be:
Your dogs will probably want a big chew toy(A), you should get this one.(B)
This example uses reasoning by criteria because the initial statement, or A, establishes a criteria (a big chew toy), and the conclusion, or B, remains within the criteria.
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