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| a group of statements of which one (the conclusion) is supported by the other (the premises). |
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| an argument of which it is intended that, given the premises, it is possible, but unlikely, that the conclusion is false. |
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| an argument of which it is intended that, given the premises, it is impossible that the conclusion is false. |
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| logically strong argument |
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| a successful inductive argument - that is, an inductive argument such that, given the premises, it really is unlikely that the conclusion is false. |
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| successful deductive argument - that is, a deductive argument such that, given the premises, it really is impossible for the conclusion to be false. |
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| an argument that is logically strong and has all true premises. |
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| when one shows that, even assuming that the premises are true, it is still possible for the conclusion to be false. |
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| when one advances step by step from the premises to the conclusion. If each step is valid, so is the argument as a whole. |
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