In chapter 3's reading, it was explained that valid arguments are only valid if the statement is presumed true as well as its conclusion. On the other hand, a strong argument is such that there is a reason to believe there is some truth to its premise, but falseness in its conclusion.
An example of a strong argument is:
All fruits have seeds.
So a cucumber is a fruit.
This is an example of a strong argument because the statement provided is a plausible claim; however, there is a possibility that this conclusion can be false because realistically not all fruits have seeds like bananas. An example of a valid argument is:
The government is facing a horrible budget crisis.
So they have to close schools and increase tuition fees to suffice.
The premise in this scenario is considered a plausible claim; the conclusion “follows from the premise”, as well as the conclusion being true. This deems this argument good and valid because it passes the 3 tests needed for a good argument.
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