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COGENT ARGUMENT
AMIRAH NADIA BINTI MAT LIAS (2014482174)
NUR FARAHIN BINTI ANUAR (2014638394)
NURUL FARHANIS BINTI ZARUL ANUAR(2014289866)
SITI NUR AQILA BINTI RAZALI (2014459866)
Valid Argument
Validity of an argument only refers to the logical structure.
An argument is valid if and only if there is no logically
possible situation where all the premises are true and the
conclusion is false at the same time.
It is possible to have false premises and false conclusion for
arguments to be valid.
Example:
1. Strolling through the woods is usually fun. The sun is out, the
temperature is cool, there is no rain in the forecast, the flowers are
in bloom, and the birds are singing. Therefore, it should be fun to
take a walk through the woods now.
. Assuming that we care about those premises, then the argument is
strong. Assuming that the premises are all true, then this is also a
cogent argument.
. If we didn't care about the factors mentioned (perhaps you suffer
from allergies and don't like it when the flowers are in bloom), it
would be a weak argument. If any of the premises turned out to be
false (for example, if it is actually raining), then the argument
would be uncogent.
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