PHI 2010 FSU Mid-term Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

Argument Correct Answer-series of statements or premises in support of another statement Validity Correct Answer-if the two premises are true, then the conclusion must be true: An argument of the form "If p then q; p; therefore q" is ......... quite independently of any belief that any person might have toward it. Given the truth of its premises, its conclusion must be true Soundness Correct Answer-arguments that are both valid and have true premises (validity + truth) Deductive argument Correct Answer-................ .............................. claim not merely to give support but to give conclusive or decisive support to their conclusion. They claim to prove or demonstrate that their conclusion is true, that its truth necessarily follows from its premises so that, if the premises are true (a matter to be investigated independently), then the conclusion must be true. Inductive arguments Correct Answer-...................... .................. is best defined simply as a genuine argument that is not deductive. The terms "valid" and "invalid" are normally applied to deductive arguments only. ................. ..................... are subject to different terms of evaluation,good-bad, strong-weak, and so on