an argument in which the premises are claimed to support the conclusion in such a way that it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false
Also apodictic or demonstrative argument. An argument in which the premises are intended to guarantee, or make certain, the conclusion. To determine whether the logic of a deductive argument is successful, a good rule of thumb is to ask questions such as these: do the premises guarantee the conclusion? If the premises were true, would that make the conclusion certain
( philo.) - To reason from one statement to another by means of logical rules. Accepting the premises means you are bound logically to accept the conclusion.
involves the claim that the truth of its premises guarantees the truth of its conclusion; the terms valid and invalid are used to characterize deductive arguments. A deductive argument succeeds when, if you accept the evidence as true (the premises), you must accept the conclusion.
To reason from one statement to another by means of logical rules. Accepting the premises means you are bound logically to accept the conclusion.
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