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An '''argument''', in [[logic]] and [[philosophy]], may be defined as a set of statements, one member of which | An '''argument''', in [[logic]] and [[philosophy]], may be defined in its most ordinary sense as a set of statements, one member of which is the ''conclusion,'' the other members being ''premises'' (or ''premisses''). The premises are reasons intended to show that the conclusion is, or is probably, true. | ||
When an argument is presented to | When an argument is presented to show that its conclusion is true (not just probably true), the argument is called ''deductive''. When an argument is presented to show that its conclusion is ''probably'' true, the argument is called ''inductive''. | ||
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An argument, in logic and philosophy, may be defined in its most ordinary sense as a set of statements, one member of which is the conclusion, the other members being premises (or premisses). The premises are reasons intended to show that the conclusion is, or is probably, true.
When an argument is presented to show that its conclusion is true (not just probably true), the argument is called deductive. When an argument is presented to show that its conclusion is probably true, the argument is called inductive.