Therefore, it is likely that Donaldson will win. The premise deals with statistics, in this case a sample of voters. It is always possible that something went wrong with the poll, so it is not certain that Donaldson will win. When the premises are used as a base from which the conclusion makes a projection, then the argument is inductive. Conditional Claims Conditional claims are also called hypothetical claims.
Every conditional claim contains two independent clauses.
It is called hypothetical because we don't know from looking at the claim itself whether or not the sun is currently shining, or whether or not it is warm. An argument requires a minimum of two sentences. The conditional claim is only one. So it can't be an entire argument. Necessary and Sufficient conditions Let's use an example to illustrate these concepts.