PL202 Definitions
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- Validity
- If and only if there is no possible scenario in which all the premises are true and the conclusion is false.
- logic
- The science of reasoning
- Deductive Argument
- Going from general to specific
- Inference
- A rule-governed step in reasoning, mental act drawing a conclusion.
- Counterexample
- A possible case in which all the premises are true, and the conclusion is false.
- Sound Argument
- a valid argument with true premises
- Inductive Argument
- reasoning from individual observations or events to conclude a general principle