Assertion: conclusion | /r/HasProperty | true
Facets:
value: necessarily
type: DEGREE
value: after all
type: TEMPORAL
value: in other words
type: OTHER
value: under all interpretations of that argument
type: OTHER
value: as a matter of logic."​​
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: However, if the premises are true, then the conclusion is also true, as a matter of logic."​​
text: Inductive arguments, by contrast, can have different degrees of logical strength: the stronger or more cogent the argument, the greater the probability that the conclusion is true, the weaker the argument, the lesser that probability.
text: If all the premises of a valid deductive argument are true, then its conclusion must be true.
text: If the premises of an inductive argument are assumed true, is it probable the conclusion is also true?
text: true, is it probable the conclusion is also true?
text: In other words, the truth of the conclusion is a logical consequence of the premises—if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true.
text: If an argument is valid, it is a valid deduction, and if its premises are true, the conclusion must be true: a valid argument cannot have true premises and a false conclusion.
text: A form of argument is valid if and only if the conclusion is true under all interpretations of that argument in which the premises are true.
text: : Valid argument; if the premises are true the conclusion must be true.
text: : Valid argument; if the premises are true the conclusion must be true.
text: (This does not mean the conclusion has to be true; it is only true if the premises are true, which they may not be!)
text: (This does not mean the conclusion has to be true; it is only true if the premises are true, which they may not be!)
text: The conclusion might be true, and might be thought probably true, yet it can be false.
text: In contrast, in inductive reasoning, an argument's premises can never guarantee that the conclusion must be true; therefore, inductive arguments can never be valid or sound.
text: That is, the conclusion must be true if the premises are true.
text: If the hypothesis is true, then the conclusion must be true.
text: In logic, an argument can be invalid even if its conclusion is true, and an argument can be valid even if its conclusion is false.
text: If all premises are true, the terms are clear, and the rules of deductive logic are followed, then the conclusion reached is necessarily true.
text: In other words, the conclusion must be true if the premises are true.
text: The example's first premise is false – there are people who eat carrots who are not quarterbacks – but the conclusion would necessarily be true, if the premises were true.
text: Another feature of an argument based on false premises that can bedevil critics, is that its conclusion can in fact be true.
text: To "beg the question" is to put forward an argument whose validity requires that its own conclusion be true.
text: The individual components of a circular argument can be logically valid because if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true, and does not lack relevance.
text: The bad argument's conclusion might after all be true; it's just that the bad argument gives us no reason to believe that the conclusion is true.
text: The bad argument's conclusion might after all be true; it's just that the bad argument gives us no reason to believe that the conclusion is true.