ARGUMENTS AND PROOFS Denition An argument is a sequence of statements called premises plus a statement called the conclusion - Description

A valid argu ment is an argument such that the conclusion is true whenever the premises are all true Note An argument has the following form brPage 2br Example Argument If it is Saturday then it will rain It is Saturday Therefore it will rain Is th ID: 28857 Download Pdf

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