Important Terms Flashcards
1
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Deductive argument
A
An argument intended to provide logically necessary support for its conclusion
2
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Deductively valid argument
A
An argument in which the premises necessitate the conclusion.
3
Q
Inductive argument
A
Argument intended to provide logically probable support for its conclusion.
4
Q
Normative statements
A
Prescribe what ‘ought to be’
5
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Descriptive statements
A
How things are
