In other words, a “valid” argument is one where the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. It is IMPOSSIBLE for the conclusion to be false if the premises are true.

1.2 — Forms and Validity Deductive Logic is the study of methods for determining whether or not an argument is valid. In this section we identify some famous valid argument forms.

Jan 22, 2015 · It’s impossible for both of the premises to be true but for the conclusion to be false, so the argument is valid. Hopefully, this seems very basic and intuitive.

Determining whether an assessment is valid and reliable is a technical process that goes well beyond making sure that test questions focus on material covered in state standards.

To prove that an argument form is valid, we need to demonstrate that the conclusion follows from the premises.

If an argument is valid, and does in fact have true premises, it must also have a true conclusion. We have a special name for such arguments, because of their obvious interest to us: we call them SOUND.

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