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Previous post on validity and sound arguments on the 365DaysOfPhilosophy site.
Are the following valid (V) or invalid (I) and then sound (S) or unsound (U)?
- Most ballet dancers are over 5 feet tall. Joanna is a ballet dancer, therefore Joanna is five feet tall.
- Joanna is a woman. If Joanna is a woman, then she is tall. Therefore Joanna is a tall woman.
- The Queen is a woman, therefore Albert is a blonde, then Albert is a blonde.
- If unicorns are real, then at least there’s one real fantasy creature. Unicorns are real, therefore at least one fantasy creature is real.
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