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@secularmerlin
No they are not. Validity refers to the structure of an argument
Yes they are. If validity refers to the structure of an argument then what does invalidity refer to?
No they are not. Validity refers to the structure of an argument
Moreover I have supplied a definition which is specific.
If you understand my definitions
your behavior is not improved I am going to assume any refusal of my specific definitions as you wishing to discontinue our conversation.
When you are ready to compromise
first of all, all sound arguments are valid AND all valid arguments are sound.
Note that an unsound argument may have a true or a false conclusion.
So if said argument relates to something that is unprovable or unknowable, an existent God or an objective morality for example.
Then all arguments are actually unsound, irrespective of what may or may not be conclusive.
In these circumstances any sincere argument is valid but not sound. Nonetheless that does not imply that an argument in itself is not reasonable, and in this respect sound.
Not true, A sound argument is necessarily valid, but a valid argument need not be sound. The argument form that derives every A is a C from the premises every A is a B and every B is a C, is valid, so every instance of it is a valid argument. ... Note that an unsound argument may have a true or a false conclusion.
An argument is a discourse one bases upon something that one assumes is conclusive. Ergo, also assumed to be a sound argument.Nonetheless:Whether said argument is or can be proven to relate to a factual conclusion, is a separate issue.So if said argument relates to something that is unprovable or unknowable, an existent God or an objective morality for example. Then all arguments are actually unsound, irrespective of what may or may not be conclusive.In these circumstances any sincere argument is valid but not sound. Nonetheless that does not imply that an argument in itself is not reasonable, and in this respect sound.Such is the variability of how we define and utilise the word "sound".....The inherent contradictions of the English language as it were.
all sound arguments are valid AND all valid arguments are sound.
All sound arguments MUST be valid.But not all valid arguments are sound.A valid argument that is not sound,(IFF) all dogs are blue (AND) you have a dog (THEN) your dog is blueThis is a VALID argument.This is NOT a SOUND argument (because the premises are not TRUE).
This is NOT a SOUND argument (because the premises are not TRUE).
This is NOT a SOUND argument (because the premises are not TRUE).It’s true under those circumstances.
This is NOT a SOUND argument (because the premises are not TRUE).It’s true under those circumstances.
This is NOT a SOUND argument (because the premises are not TRUE).It’s true under those circumstances.It's a hypothetical statement.It's only "true" in the context of the hypothetical.It is NOT true outside the context of the hypothetical.
Assuming that was for me
It's only "true" in the context of the hypothetical.
It was not so don't trouble yourself.
It’s true under those circumstances.