Week 4

Question 1

Argument Evaluation

Answer 1

Determining whether an argument is good or bad.

Question 2

Bad Argument

Answer 2

An argument that is not good.

Question 3

Cogent

Answer 3

A cogent argument is a strong non-deductive argument that has true premises.

Question 4

Good Argument

Answer 4

An argument that is sound or cogent.

Question 5

Irrelevant Premise

Answer 5

The truth or falsity of the premise does not affect the argument’s support for the conclusion.

Question 6

Pruning

Answer 6

The process of removing false premises and weakly unsupported sub-conclusions from an argument.

Question 7

Sound

Answer 7

A sound argument is a valid deductive argument that has true premises.