Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
When, in a group of propositions, one proposition is claimed to follow from the others, that group is called
AAn argument ✓ Correct
BA valid argument
CAn explanation
DAn invalid argument
Correct answer: (A) An argument — A group of propositions where one is claimed to follow from the others is an argument, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★A group of propositions where one is claimed to follow from the others is an argument, so that is the answer.
★An argument is simply premises plus a conclusion claimed to follow from them.
★Being called an argument says nothing yet about whether it is valid or invalid.
★Validity is judged only after the argument is identified.
★An explanation tells why something is so, it does not argue for a claim.
★So such a group of propositions is, in general, an argument.
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