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Chapter 3 Self-Assessment
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A deductively valid argument that has true premises is said to be
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validly certain.
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critical.
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sound.
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A deductively valid argument cannot have __________ premises and a __________ conclusion.
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An inductively strong argument with true premises is said to be
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valid.
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invalid.
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cogent.
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Terms that signal a deductive argument include
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formally, broadly, and odds are.
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it is plausible that, almost, and finally.
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necessarily, it follows that, and absolutely.
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The first step in uncovering implicit premises is to search for a credible premise that would make the argument
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explicit.
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valid.
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plausible.
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The argument pattern known as modus ponens is
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invalid.
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strong.
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An argument intended to provide logically conclusive support for its conclusion is
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valid.
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deductive.
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sound.
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An inductive argument that succeeds in providing very probable, but not conclusive, logical support for its conclusion is said to be
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cogent.
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A deductively valid argument cannot have __________ premises and a ___________ conclusion.
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The first step in investigating possible implicit premises is to
search for a credible premise that would make the argument as strong as possible.
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rewrite the argument.
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search for a credible premise that would make the argument valid.
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make a bad argument good.
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The argument form known as denying the antecedent is not valid.
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Deductively valid arguments are truth-preserving.
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A deductively valid argument is such that if its premises are true, its conclusion must be false.
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An inductive argument that fails to provide probable support for its conclusion is said to be strong.
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If a deductively valid argument has a false conclusion, you can infer that at least one of the premises is false.
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The argument form known as affirming the consequent is valid.
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The counterexample method is used to determine whether an argument is valid or invalid.
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The second part of a conditional statement is known as the antecedent.
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Only a small portion of a passage may contain statements that serve as the premises and conclusion.
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Because of the guarantee of truth in the conclusion, inductively strong arguments are said to be truth-preserving.
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Because of the guarantee of truth in the conclusion, inductively strong arguments are said to be truth-preserving.
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