FIN 3715 Chapter : FIN 3715 Chapter 7 Power Point Spring 2013
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Statement- a statement is a sentence that is capable of being either true or false. Argument- an argument is a group of statements, one of which (the conclusion of the argument) is supposed to be supported by the remaining statements (the premises of the argument). Truth value- a statement may be either true or false. A true statement is said to have the truth value. True; a false statement is said to have the truth value false. Deductively valid- an argument is deductively valid if and only if it is impossible for (all) its premises to be true and its conclusion false. Sound- an argument is sound if and only if (i) it is deductively valid and (ii) all of its premises are true. Inductively valid- an argument is inductively valid if and only if its conclusion is probably true if (all) its premises are true.