Philosophy · Formal Logic (Validity and Truth)
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): An argument can never be valid, if all the premises are false and the conclusion is false as well. Reason (R): If an argument is valid and its premises are true, we may be certain that its conclusion is true also. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- 2Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- 3(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- 4(A) is not correct but (R) is correct✓
Correct answer
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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