Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:The form of an inductive argument is evaluated in degrees of likelihood or probability.

Statement II:A strong inductive argument that has all true premises is called a cogent argument.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Explanation

Both statements about inductive arguments are correct.

An inductive argument is assessed not as valid or invalid but by how probable its conclusion is given the premises.

This strength or weakness is a matter of degree of likelihood.

A strong argument whose premises are additionally all true is termed cogent.

Thus the measure of induction is probability, and cogency joins strength with true premises.

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