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    This document defines and distinguishes between different types of arguments: inductive arguments have conclusions that probably follow from the premises while deductive arguments have conclusions that necessarily follow; valid arguments cannot have true premises and a false conclusion while invalid arguments can; sound arguments are valid deductive arguments with true premises while unsound arguments are invalid, have false premises, or both.

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    This document defines and distinguishes between different types of arguments: inductive arguments have conclusions that probably follow from the premises while deductive arguments have conclusions that necessarily follow; valid arguments cannot have true premises and a false conclusion while invalid arguments can; sound arguments are valid deductive arguments with true premises while unsound arguments are invalid, have false premises, or both.

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    Premise(s)

    Argument Statements = either True or False

    Conclusion

    Inductive = the conclusion is claimed to Deductive = In such arguments the conclusion is


    follow only probably from the premises. claimed to follow necessarily from the premises.

    Valid = it is impossible for the premises Invalid = it is possible for the premises
    to be true and the conclusion false. to be true and the conclusion false.

    Sound = a deductive argument that is Unsound = a deductive argument that is invalid,


    valid and has all true premises. has one or more false premises, or both.

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