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  DeductiveArgument

Sigma KEE - DeductiveArgument
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DeductiveArgument
An Argument which has the form of a deduction, i.e. it is claimed that the set of premises entails the conclusion.
Relationships      
Parents Argument Any proposition which has the form of a deductive or inductive argument, i.e. a set of premises which, it is claimed, imply a conclusion.
Children ExplanationAn Argument where the conclusion is an observed fact and the premises are other facts which collectively imply the conclusion. Note that this is the hypothetico-deductive model of explanation.
 InvalidDeductiveArgumentDeductiveArguments that are not ValidDeductiveArguments, i.e. it is not the case that the set of premises in fact entails the conclusion.
 ValidDeductiveArgumentA DeductiveArgument which is valid, i.e. the set of premises in fact entails the conclusion.


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