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A '''valid argument''', in [[formal logic]], one in which the conclusion is correctly derived from the premises. | A '''valid argument''', in [[formal logic]], one in which the conclusion is correctly derived from the premises. | ||
| − | {{quotebox|A deductive argument is said to be valid when the inference from premises to conclusion is perfect. [http://www.philosophypages.com/lg/e01.htm] }} | + | {{quotebox|A deductive argument is said to be valid when the inference from premises to conclusion is perfect. [http://www.philosophypages.com/lg/e01.htm Arguments and Inference: truth and validity] }} |
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A valid argument, in formal logic, one in which the conclusion is correctly derived from the premises.
A deductive argument is said to be valid when the inference from premises to conclusion is perfect. Arguments and Inference: truth and validity