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argument |
is a set of premises and a conclusion |
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deductive argument |
a truth preserving argument, because the truth of its premise guarentees the truth of its conclusion |
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Valid Argument |
the conclusion always follows the premises |
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Valid and Sound |
Socrates is a man Men are mortal Socrates is mortal |
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Valid and Unsound |
Socrates is a man Men are immortal Socrates is immortal |
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Inductive Argument |
establishes a conclusion with high degree of probability |
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Inductive Argument |
the truth of their premises does not guarentee the truth of their conclusion |
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Strong Inductive Argument |
establishes the conclusion with high probability if the premises were true |