Posted: Oct 27, 2020 8:36 am
Christians confused by the definition of a deductive argument :
It's so frustrating that people don't get the very basics of logic.
"deductive" and "inductive" refer to the form or type of argument, not the certainty of each premise in the argument. The article you link says that, "A deductive argument is an argument that is intended by the arguer to be deductively valid, that is, to provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion provided that the argument’s premises are true." But is there a special way to demonstrate the truth of a premise in a deductive argument as opposed to a premise in an inductive argument? I'm not aware of any difference. Can you find anywhere that says each premise of a deductive argument must be certainly true? I mean, if that were the case, I'd like you to produce such an argument, because I don't think there would be very many!
It's so frustrating that people don't get the very basics of logic.