PHILOS 2CT3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: False Premise, Sentence Clause Structure, Deductive Reasoning

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Resumption of what was dealt with in chapter one. The point of devising an argument is to try and show that a statement/claim is worthy of. The point of evaluating an argument is to see whether or not the task has been successful. If the argument is worthy of acceptance it"s a good argument and if it isn"t it"s considered a bad argument. Deductive argument: an argument intended to provide logically conclusive support for its conclusion. Inductive argument: an argument in which the premises are intended to provide probable, not conclusive, support for its conclusion. A deductive argument is thought to be either valid or invalid. Valid argument: a deductive argument that succeeds in providing conclusive support for its conclusion. If its premises are true, the conclusion must be true. Invalid argument: a deductive argument that fails to provide conclusive support for its conclusion. A valid argument doesn"t need to be true.

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