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What are valid arguments?

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When a claim is made that the prmises of an argument (if True) provide inconrovertible grounds for th truth of is conclusion, that claim will be either correct or not correct. If it is correct, that argument is valid. If it is not correct (that is, if the premises when true tail to establish the conclusion irrefutably although claiming to do so), that argumnt is invalid.

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