Philosophy 1145: Chapter 4 Strong Arguments
Weak Argument
an argument that is not strong because it is ill-formed, has an unreasonable premise, or is defeated.
Inductively Strong Argument
a cogent argument with reasonable premises that is not defeated by one's background evidence.
Defeated Argument
a cogent argument with reasonable premises whose conclusion is unreasonable for a person by the person's background evidence. whether an argument is defeated for a person depends on that person's evidence
Deductively Strong Argument
a valid argument with premises that are reasonable to believe. The deductive Strength of an argument can vary from person to person
Strong Argument
a well-formed argument whose premises are reasonable and, in the case of cogent arguments, which is not defeated by one's background knowledge