Exam 3: Making Sense of Arguments

The argument form-"If p, then q. Not p. Therefore, not q"-is valid.

An argument with this form-"If p, then q. If q, then r. Therefore, if p, then r"-is known as

The kind of support that a deductive argument can give a conclusion is absolute.

The argument form known as affirming the consequent is not valid.

Modus ponens is the only argument form that is both valid and invalid.

An independent premise offers support to a conclusion

Only a small portion of an argumentative passage may contain statements that serve as the premises and conclusion.

Inductively strong arguments are said to be truth-preserving because of the way they guarantee the truth of their conclusions.

According to the text, what is the difference between persuasion and argument?

The counterexample method is used to determine whether an argument is valid or invalid.

What is the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions? Provide an example to illustrate the difference.

Detailed argument diagramming is always helpful in assessing arguments.

Argument forms are not distinct from argument content.

The first statement in a conditional premise is known as the consequent.

Persuading people to agree with you is not the same as presenting them with a good argument.

Generally speaking, an argument is said to be _______ when it succeeds in showing that a statement is worthy of acceptance.