A form of reasoning in which the truth of the premises makes probable the truth of the conclusion.
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It does not use reasons that contradict each other, contradict the conclusion or explicitly or implicitly assumes the truth of the conclusion. Checklist:
At its core, an argument consists of a conclusion and one or more premises, or claims.
While the premises may be true in an argument, the conclusion may or may not be correct, making the argument invalid. Example of an incorrect argument: Some New Yorkers are rude, some of them are artists, therefore some artists are rude.
A counterexample method is...
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