PHI 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Deductive Reasoning, Pre-Medical, Eye Color
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Deductive reasoning: an argument intended t provide logically conclusive support for its conclusion; relates to what is logically possible. The defining characteristic of a deductive argument is that it is valid or invalid. A deductive argument is intended to provide conclusive support for its conclusion: final, definitive, undeniable support, the structure of some arguments is deductive, when arguments structured this way are good, they guarantee their conclusion. So, i"m taller than melissa: if you drove through town, you drove right past my house. So, you must have driven right past my house. In each case, if the premises offered really are true, then the conclusion must also be true, and we therefore describe that argument as being valid. Every province west of ontario is famous for harvesting lobster. Thus, new brunswick is famous for harvesting lobster. Combination of false premises and true conclusion is valid. If you"re reading this statement, you are alive.
