Question

Validity, Soundness, Strength, Cogency - Practice Arguments 2

Determine whether each of the following arguments is a deductive argument or an inductive argument. If the argument is a deductive argument, then evaluate the argument for its validity and soundness. If the argument is an inductive argument, then evaluate the argument for its strength and cogency. Use the selection lists beneath each argument to indicate your answers.

Argument A

An aardvark is (deductive/inductive) , (valid/invalid/strong/weak) , and (sound/unsound/cogent/uncogent) .

Argument B

Since there is significantly less oxygen on the top of Mt. Everest than at lower elevations, it follows that many mountaineers who attempt to climb Mt. Everest bring tanks of oxygen along during their attempts.

Argument B is (deductive/inductive)   ,  (valid/invalid/strong/weak)   , and (sound/unsound/cogent/uncogent)  .

Argument C

Since the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., has the shape of a spherical globe, it follows that it has a uniform radius around the sphere's center.

Argument C is (deductive/inductive)   ,  (valid/invalid/strong/weak)   , and (sound/unsound/cogent/uncogent)  .

Answer 1

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