Chapter 3 Self-Assessment

. A deductively valid argument that has true premises is said to be

. A deductively valid argument cannot have __________ premises and a __________ conclusion.

. An inductively strong argument with true premises is said to be

. Terms that signal a deductive argument include

. The first step in uncovering implicit premises is to search for a credible premise that would make the argument

. The argument pattern known as modus ponens is

. An argument intended to provide logically conclusive support for its conclusion is

. An inductive argument that succeeds in providing very probable, but not conclusive, logical support for its conclusion is said to be

. A deductively valid argument cannot have __________ premises and a ___________ conclusion.

. The first step in investigating possible implicit premises is to

. The argument form known as denying the antecedent is not valid.

. Deductively valid arguments are truth-preserving.

. A deductively valid argument is such that if its premises are true, its conclusion must be false.

. An inductive argument that fails to provide probable support for its conclusion is said to be strong.

. If a deductively valid argument has a false conclusion, you can infer that at least one of the premises is false.

. The argument form known as affirming the consequent is valid.

. The counterexample method is used to determine whether an argument is valid or invalid.

. The second part of a conditional statement is known as the antecedent.

. Only a small portion of a passage may contain statements that serve as the premises and conclusion.

. Because of the guarantee of truth in the conclusion, inductively strong arguments are said to be truth-preserving.

. Because of the guarantee of truth in the conclusion, inductively strong arguments are said to be truth-preserving.

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