WGU D 265 Critical Thinking Section 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct

What is meant by validity or strength of an argument? - ANSWER-Generally, Strong Arguments are ones that are convincing. And an argument is valid if the premises(if true) provide proof of the conclusion. What are the different types of inferences? - ANSWER-- Deduction - Induction -Abduction Inference - ANSWER-A conclusion one can draw from the presented details. deduction - ANSWER-forming a general conclusion based on specific observations Induction - ANSWER-forming a specific conclusion based on general premise. Abduction reasoning - ANSWER-rules out explanations until most plausible remains truth - ANSWER-A proposition that accurately represents reality. validity - ANSWER-In a good deductive argument structure, when true premises make the conclusion necessarily true. invalidity - ANSWER-One or two of the premises are false, thus making the conclusion false. Soundness - ANSWER-The deductive argument is valid, and all premises are true premises. Unsoundness - ANSWER-When the argument is invalid or the premises are false. How is truth connected to propositions? - ANSWER-The relationship that holds between a proposition and its corresponding fact. If a proposition is true, then the conclusion is true, but if it's false then it's false. valid argument form - ANSWER-an argument form in which every substitution instance is a valid (true) argument invalid argument form - ANSWER-an argument form that has some invalid (false) substitution instances