An argument is sound iff it is (a) valid AND (b) all of its premises are true. Soundness is the gold-standard property for a deductive argument: a sound argument guarantees the truth of its conclusion. Validity alone is insufficient — a…
An argument is sound iff it is (a) valid AND (b) all of its premises are true. Soundness is the gold-standard property for a deductive argument: a sound argument guarantees the truth of its conclusion. Validity alone is insufficient — a…