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deductive is what to what

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General premises —-> Specific premises

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Inductive is what to what

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Specific Premises —-> general premises

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Inductive argument

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An inductive argument does not prove its conclusion true so its evaluated based on its strength

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an argument is strong in an inductive argument

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if a compelling case is made for its conclusion

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an argument is weak in an inductive argument if

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if the conclusion is not well supported by its premises

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what makes a deductive argument

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the argument is valid if its conclusion follows necessarily from its premises or conclusion.

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if an argument is not valid it is not sound

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Deductive argument

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what type of argument is this ?

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deductive argument, the argument is sound it its valid and its premises are all true

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whats the chain

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If p,then q
If q then r
If p,then r

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To prove a statement​ true, you must use​

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a deductive​ argument, because an inductive argument cannot prove its conclusion true. At​ best, a strong inductive argument shows that its conclusion probably is true.

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what does a deductive argument need to be

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A deductive argument needs to be valid for it to be sound.

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Suppose that an argument is deductively valid only if you assume that it contains one or more​ unstated, hidden assumptions. In that​ case, the original argument
is weak or strong?

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weak

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A chain of conditionals is a type of deductive argument that involves three or more conditionals.

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P and Q and R

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