Which of the following is the characteristic feature of an argument?

AIt is either valid or invalid ✓ Correct

BIt is neither valid nor invalid

CIt is either true or false

DIt is neither true nor false

Correct answer: (A) It is either valid or invalid

Explanation

The characteristic feature of an argument is that it is either valid or invalid.

Validity concerns the form of the inference, whether the conclusion follows from the premises.

Truth and falsity, by contrast, are properties of individual propositions, not of arguments.

One therefore does not call an argument true or false, but valid or invalid.

This assessment of the inferential link is what every argument is open to.

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