A Good Argument

So in Chapter 3 it is explained that a good argument must have a premise that is plausible, the premise must be more plausible than the conclusion, and the argument must be valid or strong. An example of a good argument I am using is from a court case I watched in court the other day. The defendant is a criminal because she broke the law by impersonating a lawyer. She never went to law school or took her bar exam. She gave false counsel to a family and took their money. She probably will go to jail for theft and false counsel, or at least receive a hefty fine or community service. Now this is a good argument. The premise is plausible given the evidence, the premise is more plausible than the conclusion because there is a possibility for her to walk free, and it is a strong argument given the strong argument definition/explanation I gave in my previous blog.