Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A):Deductive arguments are either invalid or valid.
Reason (R):All deductive arguments claim that if the premises are true then the conclusion must be true.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation
Both claims hold, and the second grounds the first.
A deductive argument is one whose very claim is that true premises guarantee a true conclusion.
Because it makes exactly this necessity-claim, it can be judged only as succeeding (valid) or failing (invalid).
So the definition in R is precisely what forces the valid or invalid dichotomy asserted in A.
Validity is the yes or no measure of a deductive argument's necessity-claim.
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