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What is a proposition?
What is a proposition?
- An exclamation expressing emotions
- A question that seeks information
- A statement that can be asserted as true or false (correct)
- A command or directive
Which of the following statements is NOT considered a proposition?
Which of the following statements is NOT considered a proposition?
- What is your name?
- Arguments in standard form consist entirely of propositions. (correct)
- Damn!
- Please close the door.
What is the strongest type of support for the truth of a conclusion in a valid argument?
What is the strongest type of support for the truth of a conclusion in a valid argument?
- The conclusion being believable
- The premises being interconnected
- The truth of the premises (correct)
- The conclusion being imaginative
What is the relationship between validity and the truth of specific statements in an argument?
What is the relationship between validity and the truth of specific statements in an argument?
What distinguishes a sound argument from a valid argument?
What distinguishes a sound argument from a valid argument?
Which combination of premises and conclusion is eliminated by the definition of validity in an argument?
Which combination of premises and conclusion is eliminated by the definition of validity in an argument?
Which type of argument is intended by the arguer to provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion?
Which type of argument is intended by the arguer to provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion?
What is the main difference between deductive and non-deductive arguments?
What is the main difference between deductive and non-deductive arguments?
Which subtype do inductive arguments NOT divide into according to the text?
Which subtype do inductive arguments NOT divide into according to the text?
In deductive arguments, what is a proposition?
In deductive arguments, what is a proposition?
What is the primary purpose of a deductively valid argument?
What is the primary purpose of a deductively valid argument?
Which is NOT one of the two truth values that a proposition may have?
Which is NOT one of the two truth values that a proposition may have?
