Argument that is neither strong or cogent

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1. Suppose you have an argument that is strong with false premises. Given this info, what do you know about the cogency of this argument?

A) The argument may be cogent or uncogent

B) The argument is mostly uncogent

C) The argument must be cogent

D) The argument must be uncogent

E) The argument is both cogent and uncogent

Suppose you have a strong argument that has a false premises. Given this info, what do you know about the conclusion of this argument?

A) The conclusion is probably true

B) The conclusion must be true

C) The conclusion must be false

D) The conclusion may be either true or false

E) The conclusion is probably false

3. Suppose you have a strong argument with a false conclusion. Given this info, what do you know about the premises of this argument?

A) The premises are probably false

B) The premises must all be true

C) The premises may be any combo of true and false

D) The premises must all be false

E) The premises are probably true

4. Is it possible to have an argument that is neither strong or cogent?

A) Yes B) No

5. Is it possible to have an inductive argument that is neither cogent nor uncogent?

A) Yes B) No

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