Logic

Question 1

Statements

Answer 1

Any declarative statement that is either true or false. Statements are either premises or conclusions.

Question 2

Premise(s)

Answer 2

Statement(s) allegedly providing the defense.

Question 3

Conclusion

Answer 3

The statement allegedly being defended.

Question 4

Note about Arguments

Answer 4

No argument can have more than one conclusion. Of course, sometimes we do find passages with more than one conclusion. There are two types of cases: (1) when more than one conclusion is drawn from the same set of premises (i.e., when the same premises contain two different arguments), (2) when we chain arguments together so that a single statement serves as both a premise and conclusion.

Question 5

Deductive Validity

Answer 5

A deductively valid argument is such that it is not possible both for its premises to be true and its conclusion to be false