True or False
All arguments have to have exactly two premises and one conclusion.
FALSE
All strong arguments are valid.
FALSE
All strong arguments have true premises.
FALSE
Deductive reasoning involves the use of cogent argument patterns.
FALSE
If a valid argument has a true conclusion, then at least one premise must be true.
FALSE
If no one knows whether a statement is true or false, then it is neither true nor false.
FALSE
It is possible to have a valid argument with all true premises and a false conclusion.
FALSE
No strong argument has false premises.
FALSE
Some statements are both true and not-true (false) at the same time.
FALSE
If a valid argument has a false conclusion, then at least one premise must be false.
TRUE
If an argument has all false premises and a false conclusion, then it must be invalid.
FALSE
If an argument has all true premises and a true conclusion, then it must be valid.
FALSE
It is possible to have a cogent argument with all true premises and a false conclusion.
TRUE
All cogent arguments are invalid.
TRUE
If there is no way to tell whether a statement is true or false, then it is neither true nor false.
FALSE
Inductive reasoning involves the use of valid argument patterns.
FALSE
It is possible for a cogent argument to be sound.
FALSE
If everyone (or nearly everyone) believes that a statement is true, then it is true.
False
A statement can be "true-for" one person, but not "true-for" another person.
FALSE
All invalid arguments are ill-formed.
FALSE
All valid arguments are strong.
FALSE
All valid arguments have true conclusions.
FALSE
An argument can be valid and cogent at the same time.
FALSE
If a person sincerely believes that a statement is true, then it is true for that person.
FALSE
No valid argument has a false conclusion.
FALSE
All circular arguments are valid (though not strong).
TRUE
All ill-formed arguments are invalid.
TRUE
Every genuine statement is either true or false.
TRUE
Whether a statement is true depends only on what the statement says and whether this corresponds to the facts.
TRUE